Britain suffers defeat at the hands of Bulgaria in tennis' ATP Cup
After the two countries tied in the opening singles rounds, with Britain's Cameron Norrie winning his match but Dan Evans losing to Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov, Britain has now lost the tie after doubles contenders Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury lost their match against Dimitrov and Alexandar Lazarov
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