With doubles loss to Australia, U.S. out of Davis Cup
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A late lineup switch by the U.S. team proved costly as a doubles loss to Australia sent the Americans packing on Thursday in Malaga, Spain, extending their Davis Cup title drought to 17 years.
With the best-of-three quarterfinal knotted at 1-1, U.S. Davis Cup captain Bob Bryan opted to swap out Paris Olympic silver medalists Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek for singles players Ben She