Davis Cup

Although he was four years older than Smith, the two developed a close friendship when they traveled the globe as Davis Cup teammates and rising professionals.

The season ends with the ATP and WTA Tour finals, followed by Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Finals - where players represent their nations in team events now nicknamed the 'World Cup of Tennis'.

Six months after the final match of his career at the Davis Cup Finals in Spain, he returned for a special farewell.

British Davis Cup captain Leon Smith has previously told BBC Radio 5 Live that maintaining a clay court can be expensive for clubs - and is not helped by the British weather.

The British number one skipped the Davis Cup tie against Japan and also pulled out of a tournament in Rotterdam in early February.