Canada thrown out of Davis Cup - Umpire in hospital

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Great Britain's Davis Cup first round ended in sensational fashion on Sunday night, victory achieved through a sudden default after the umpire was hospitalised due to being hit in the face by a ball.

Canada's teenage star Denis Shapovalov wrote his name into the competition's 117-year history by handing a 3-2 victory to GB with a flash of temper that could have ended in serious injury.

Kyle Edmund was already well in control of the deciding rubber when his opponent, the reigning Wimbledon junior champion, hit French umpire Arnaud Gabas flush in the left eye when he angrily smashed the ball away from mid court.