Evans beat Adrian Mannarino 7-5 6-4 in a little under two hours on Saturday to give Britain the lead, firing 14 winners and converting three break points as the Frenchman made 22 unforced errors.

Norrie then defeated Arthur Rinderknech 6-2 7-6 (10-8), clinching victory on his second match point in an absorbing tiebreak in which the Briton fought back from 4-1 down.

"It was a difficult match especially with a lot on the line. He came up with some great volleys on the tiebreak there. The team behind me were great, especially with no fans here, it wasn't easy," Norrie said.

"It was a tough game early on and I found a lot of confidence -- he went through a little patch where he missed a lot and I took advantage of that. All credit to the guy to make it to the tiebreak and I was fortunate to sneak through there."

Rinderknech had no time to rest after he was named as a late replacement for Pierre-Hugues Herbert as Nicolas Mahut's doubles partner and he got his revenge when they beat Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski 6-1 6-4.

The doubles victory gives France the opportunity to finish as one of best second-placed teams if Britain beat the Czech Republic on Sunday.

Australia, 28-times champions, beat Hungary 2-1 in Turin but remain on the brink of elimination after finishing their group campaign with a 2-4 win-loss record.

In Madrid, Kazakhstan beat Sweden 2-1 with their doubles pairing of Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov sealing victory after Swede Elias Ymer and Kazakh Alexander Bublik had won their singles rubbers.

Sweden remain top of the group, having beaten Canada 3-0, while Kazakhstan face Canada on Sunday.

Australian Associated Press