Jack Draper defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis in a tight clash before Dan Evans upset Australian number one Alex De Minaur.
For most of his long tenure, Smith’s team, based around Murray, virtually picked itself. Greater options have left him with more difficult decisions and he was criticised for his selection at the same stage last year, when Britain made an early exit.
Of his selection, Draper said: “Leon told me a couple of days ago. He said he wanted me to be out there and that he believed in me.
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