Great Britain have been knocked out of the Hopman Cup, despite victories for Andy Murray and Heather Watson in their final games.
Murray had beaten Marinko Matosevic 6-3 6-2, while Watson claimed a 6-3 6-4 win over Casey Dellacqua.
They then beat the Australian duo 7-5 6-1 to make it a 3-0 win for Britain, but it was not enough to earn them a place in the final.
"I think I have played well," BBC Sport quotes Murray as saying. "The scorelines have been quite convincing against good players and tricky players who are big hitters of the ball.
"[Benoit] Paire is quite an unpredictable guy to play against and then [Jerzy] Janowicz and Matosevic are big and strong guys, but I felt like I neutralised a lot of their power well and moved forward, and stepped up the court well when I had the chance. It was a good few matches."
Poland and the United States will meet in the final on Saturday.
Alex Meyers
