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Davis Cup: What worked, what didn't & what needs to change

With Rafael Nadal falling flat on his back on the baseline, his triumphant team-mates running on court to pile on top of him and a partisan home stadium rocking with pride, it was a familiar scene as Spain lifted the Davis Cup.

Yet, while the celebrations were similar to many we have seen in previous years, the host nation's first success since 2011 came at the end of a very different week in Madrid.

Unlike in the past, Spain's victory over Canada was not the only Davis Cup tie to take place in November as the tournament culminated.