Great Britain were Defeated 2-1 by hosts Spain in the revamped Davis Cup in Madrid on Saturdays semi-finals.

Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski missing the deciding doubles rubber 7-6 (6-3) 7-6 (10-8) against the team of Rafael Nadal and Feliciano Lopez in front of a partisan home crowd.
In the absence of Andy Murray, Kyle Edmund had awarded a 1-0 lead with a convincing singles triumph over Lopez from the opening game of the tie to Leon Smiths side.
The entire world No 69 followed up his straight-set wins in the ties from Kazakhstan and Germany using a 6-3 7-6 (7-3) win against Lopez – who was a late replacement for Pablo Carreno Busta, who pulled away with disease.
Nadal then beat British No 1 Dan Evans 6-4 6-0 to measure the tie entering the rubber.
Spain will go to confront finalists Canada in Sundays final after they beat Russia 2-1 in the early semi-final of Saturday.
After the Lawn Tennis Association supplied additional tickets to supporters for free to hand almost 1,000 fans in the Caja Magica backed britain.
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