Chris O'Connell and Jordan Thompson have bowed out of the Chengdu Open in China but their quarter-final appearances may have helped push them back in the frame for a singles spot in the Davis Cup finals.
O'Connell was outplayed by a rejuvenated Grigor Dimitrov in his last-eight contest on Sunday, going down 6-4 6-1 in just an hour and 25 minutes.
There was disappointment too when O'Connell's Sydneysider pal Jordan Thompson also had to retire with injury against Wimbledon quarter-finalist Roman Safiullin in another quarter-final tie.
