Great Britain was looking to reach the semifinals for the first time since 1981 but Italy rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win the tie 3-2.
Andy Murray was totally overplayed by Fabio Fognini who levelled the tie at 2-2, and Andreas Seppi secured Italy’s victory in the fifth and decisive rubber with a straight sets win against James Ward.
Italy will face Switzerland who beat Kazakhstan 3-2 thanks to victories from Stanislas Wawrinka and Roger Federer in their final singles rubbers.

Fabio Fognini def James Ward 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-1
Andy Murray def Andreas Seppi 6-4 7-5 6-3
Colin Fleming/Andy Murray def Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-2 3-6 7-5
Fabio Fognini def Andy Murray 6-3 6-3 6-4
Andreas Seppi def James Ward 6-4 6-3 6-4

Thanks to Andrea for his great pictures of the Fleming/Murray win over Bolelli/Fognini:

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