Great Britain were beaten 3-1 by Spain in
their Davis Cup tie after Cameron Norrie lost in four sets to world number 21
Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
It was another superb effort from Norrie,
ranked 114, but he finally lost 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 in three hours and
43 minutes in Marbella.
Kyle Edmund could have played in a deciding
fifth rubber had Norrie won.
Britain now face a play-off in September which
they need to win to stay in the World Group in 2019.
Norrie, 22, had come back from two sets down
on Friday to defeat world number 23 Roberto Bautista Agut.
"I can't speak highly enough of what Cam
has done all weekend," Great Britain captain Leon Smith said.
"People might have thought Friday was a
one-off but he did it again against another high-quality player. He pushed him
really close and I'm really proud of him.
"The only way is up
for him."
While heavy favourites Spain ultimately
prevailed, Norrie was the revelation of the weekend as he pushed two
world-class clay-courters to the limit despite his inexperience.
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