Davis Cup captain Smith tastes defeat as Belgians beat British.

(From Western Morning News)

Byline: ELEANOR CROOKS

Leon Smith tasted defeat for the first time as Davis Cup captain yesterday as Great Britain succumbed to the talent of Belgium in Glasgow, but he saw enough to believe there are better times ahead.

Smith had overseen five straight victories since taking over from John Lloyd in 2010, but Belgium went into the match as big favourites and justified their billing at Braehead Arena.

All of Belgium's four players were ranked more than 100 places higher than Britain's number one for the tie, Josh Goodall, and that quality told yesterday as the world number 253 went down to David Goffin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to …