Dan Evans overcomes illness to send Britain into 'City final' of United Cup
The TelegraphGreat Britain are into the City Final of the inaugural United Cup in tennis after Dan Evans overcame illness to clinch victory against Spain by beating Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the final singles. With Tim Henman continuing his upbeat courtside coaching, the mixed British team maintained momentum from their victory against Australia on Friday and then Cameron Norrie’s singles win against Rafael Nadal by completing a 4-1 win against Spain. Taylor Fritz took advantage of a dominant serve to beat Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-4 then Madison Keys followed Fritz on court and extended the United States' lead to 2-0 with victory over Jule Niemeier. Great Britain had already beaten Australia on Thursday and Friday and then led 2-0 overnight against Spain following Norrie’s big win against Nadal, the reigning Australian and French Open champion.