Belgium coach: We have no regrets, there was nothing more we could do

Andy Murray beat David Goffin 6-3 7-5 6-3 in the fourth rubber for Leon Smith’s team to take an unassailable 3-1 lead and claim the silverware.

But Van Herck said he could not blame his team for their performance. “At the moment I have no regrets at all,” he said. “I'm still behind all the choices I made. I'm behind the preparation we had. I think today we lost to a better team. That's it.

“If you see Andy today, there was for us nothing more to do. We gave it everything, but he was just a better player. He was great at the big points.”

A bleary eyed Goffin, who is No 16 in the world but had no answer to Murray’s power and guile, echoed his captain’s sentiments and added: “I think it was a good match. But Andy was really solid today. I give what I had to do, what I have. Yeah, today I gave everything. I think after a match like this, I have no regrets.

“I think after a match like this, and a tie, we can all be proud. Even if we lost the tie today, I think we played an unbelievable season in Davis Cup. I think Andy and the [British team] deserve the trophy today.

“It's always tough to play against top- 10 players. But Andy is even in the top two. He's a great champion.”