Canada's teenage star Denis Shapovalov (inset) wrote his name into the competition's 117-year history by handing a 3-2 victory to GB with a flash of temper that could have ended in serious injury. Kyle Edmund was already well in control of the deciding rubber when his opponent, the reigning Wimbledon junior champion, hit French umpire Arnaud Gabas flush in the left eye (bottom left and main) when he angrily smashed the ball away from mid court (top left). Having just been broken to trail 6-3 6-4 2-1, Shapovalov - 17 and tipped as a potential Grand Slam winner - could not contain himself and was issued with an immediate default to confirm Britain's place in the quarter finals. A crestfallen Shapovalov afterwards immediately sought out Gabas to apologise, before the umpire (right) was taken to hospital for a check-up.
New eyeballs please! Great Britain wins Davis Cup clash by default - after Canadian teenage star puts the UMPIRE in hospital by smashing the ball into his face in flash of temper
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