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Davis Cup is not fan friendly says GB captain Leon Smith

Great Britain's Davis Cup captain Leon Smith says the competition's format is not "fan or player friendly".

Reforms were endorsed in March to reduce the current five-set format to three sets played over two days.

GB's Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund both played best-of-three sets in their singles rubbers against France as the hosts secured a 4-1 victory on Sunday.

"It's a tough ask for children to come in and watch two five-setters in one sitting," Smith told BBC's Sportsweek.

"It's simply too long. It's not fan friendly and it's not player friendly.