Britain has failed to qualify for the last eight of the Davis Cup Finals after losing to Canada 2-1 in its last group-stage tie while Novak Djokovic helped Serbia secure a place in next year’s qualifiers.

Great Britain miss out on the Davis Cup knockout stages after Dan Evans fell to a heavy defeat by Canada's Denis Shapovalov.

Canada beat Great Britain to ensure their progress to the Davis Cup Final 8 on Sunday, with Denis Shapovalov beating Dan Evans in the all-important match.

Others who struggled in New York also had satisfying performances last week.

Great Britain 's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup were ended by defeat for Dan Evans against Canada's Denis Shapovalov.

(Reuters) -Canada powered into the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup for the third straight year with a victory over Britain on Sunday, while the Netherlands advanced despite a narrow defeat by defending champions Italy.

Holders Italy have qualified for Novembers Davis Cup finals in Malaga as winners of Group A after beating the Netherlands 2-1 on Sunday. The Azzurri maintained their perfect record in the group thanks to the victories of Matteo Berrettini and Flavio Cobolli over Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor.

Canada's top male tennis players have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup. The Canadians defeated the United Kingdom 2-1 on Sunday to win the final tie of the international tennis tournament's group stage.