The Frenchman iced the wound but could not continue and had no option but to disqualify Wimbledon boys' champion Shapovalov.Gabas was being taken to Ottawa General Hospital for a precautionary evaluation."No one is nicer or carries themselves better for a 17 y/o (year-old) than Shapovalov," tweeted his disappointed team mate Vasek Pospisil. "Everyone can see that today was an accident. Can happen to anyone." Edmund had taken the first two sets 6-3 6-4 and seemed on the way to victory in the third when everyone inside the arena was shocked by the sudden turn of events."It is a surprise what happened at the end there and it is a shame," Britain's captain Leon Smith told the BBC. "I feel for the young lad. He's a great talent and he has learned a harsh lesson."But Kyle, from what we saw on Friday to today, was fantastic. How he prepared, how he took command, his unbelievable serving and he kept pressure on the turns. It was a great performance."The win capped a fine comeback for Britain, who had come into the day leading 2-1 before Pospisil leveled the world group first round tie with a 7-6 6-4 3-6 7-6 win over Dan Evans.The victory means Britain will head to France for a quarter-final tie scheduled for April 7-9.Jpost.com Staff contributed to this report.Ouch! GB reached the #DavisCup quarter-finals after Canada's Denis Shapovalov was disqualified for hitting a ball into the umpire's face. pic.twitter.com/re2CyXjukN
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