Serbia's team which didn't include Novak Djokovic at the Davis Cup certainly didn't cover themselves in glory as the side lost to Denmark in a dramatic comeback win for the side led by Holger Rune.

A week after a hamstring injury ended his run at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic, 37, withdrew from Serbia's Davis Cup first-round qualifier, the country's tennis federation said on Tuesday, a move captain Viktor Troicki said has "weakened" the team.

World number six Novak Djokovic has pulled out of Serbia's Davis Cup first-round qualifying tie due to injury, the country's tennis federation (TSS) said.

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from Serbia's Davis Cup tie against Denmark because of a hamstring injury. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was booed off court by some Australian Open fans last week when he retired with the issue after losing the first set of his semi-final against Alexander Zverev.

Japan fought back from 2-1 down to beat Britain 3-2 in their Davis Cup qualifier on Saturday to advance to the second round while the United States sealed a 4-0 victory over Taiwan.

Great Britain face a Davis Cup relegation play-off after losing their first-round tie 3-2 against Japan. With the tie level at 1-1 after Friday's opening day, Britain took the lead when Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury won Saturday's opening rubber 7-6 7-6 against Yosuke Watanuki and Takeru Yuzuki.