Andy Murray brought Great Britain
level at 1-1 against Belgium in the Davis Cup final with victory over
Ruben Bemelmans in Ghent.
The world number two won a feisty
encounter 6-3 6-2 7-5, after David Goffin had earlier beaten debutant
Kyle Edmund 3-6 1-6 6-2 6-1 6-0.Andy and Jamie Murray are set to team up in the doubles on Saturday, before the reverse singles on Sunday.
Britain are trying to win the team title for the first time since 1936.
"Obviously on paper it's what people would have expected," GB captain Leon Smith said of the day one score.
He will now hope that a combination of the Murray brothers in doubles, and Andy Murray in the reverse singles, will secure Britain's first Davis Cup victory for 79 years.
Smith retains the option of bringing in James Ward for Edmund, should the contest come down to a decisive fifth rubber on Sunday.
The best-of-five tie takes place over three days at the Flanders Expo, with around 1,300 travelling fans among 13,000 in the arena, and security tight following the recent high state of alert in Belgian capital Brussels.
I think that the world number two, Andy Murray, is giving all for your team because he, the best player and the leader of his country's team, Great Britain, wants that his country wins this title. His brother Jamie Murray will help him in doubles, because the doubles is his strong point. Great Britain has a very good tennis team for to win this title, Davis Cup, for once since 1936.
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