Belgium hold home advantage so they should not be underestimated but they will not occupy a world-lesson talent such as Andy MurrayA quick glance at Belgium’s route to their first Davis Cup final since 1904 leads to an obvious question: how on soil occupy they managed to get this far without anyone putting an halt to their unlikely run?The unseeded Belgians were handed a daunting task when they were thrust into a home tie against Switzerland in March,and beating the holders looked like a tall order for a team who had not won a World Group first-round match since 2007. Yet Switzerland were without Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka, and their highest-ranked singles player was Adrien Bossel, or the world No321. Henri Laaksonen was ranked 344th,Michael Lammer 576th and Yann Marti, the world No292, and left the camp in a huff after he was left out of the opening round of singles matches. Related: How Leon Smith took noteworthy Britain to the verge of Davis Cup glory Related: Davis Cup: Kyle Edmund in noteworthy Britain team for final against Belgium Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com