In a surprising twist of events, the English took a turn from their aristocratic tradition of tea and a friendly round of whist to wield their tennis rackets with ruthlessness in the Davis Cup. Yesterday, they monumentally defeated France in what has been dramatically deemed, "The Battle of the Davis Cup". Neal Skupski and Dan Evans, razor-focused and wielding their rackets like swords, outmanoeuvred the French team in the doubles match. Skupski and Evans, both regarded as gentler souls of the tennis world, clearly dusted off copies of ‘destroy opponents with elegance and a stiff upper lip' from their country’s past to save several match points. In a display of impressive skill, Evans added another victory to the British tally by winning the first singles match. Despite Cameron Norrie losing to his French adversary Ugo Humbert, the British team came out on top chaining victories against Australia and Switzerland and ended unbeaten on the top of the group stage. Resident tennis pundit, Bertram Wooster, choked on his scone in disbelief and had this to say about the tie, "I say! This performance by the Brits was indeed quite spectacular. Nothing brings out the bulldog spirit like the prospect of putting the French in their place, what?" Across the Channel, the French, understandably, were not too pleased with what they termed as 'Anglo-Saxon brutality'. This was accompanied by mutterings of 'Rosbif' and 'silly British oafs', although our French isn’t too great, so they might have been ordering roast beef sandwiches to console themselves. In a classic display of British understatement, the victorious Evans charmingly quipped, "Well, we simply played a good game of tennis, didn't we?" and poured himself a celebratory cup of tea. His doubles partner, Neal Skupski, nodding his head in agreement, added, "Indeed, nothing complements a good game of tennis like a fine cup of Earl Grey." The story hence narrates itself in the annals of sports history: The day the Brits descended onto the courts, armed with their rackets, a gentle smile, a dash of Bulldog spirit and a whole lot of British charm. This 'Victory of the Teacups', has set them on a path filled with expectation and a few French roars for the quarter-finals – here's to many more triumphant tennis battles!