Semi-Final - Great Britain v Argentina: Day 2, Part 1 Davis Cup

Please welcome Andy Murray! What a welcome for Andy Murray.

This is tight. So, here we are. After nearly an hour three set

points. Just one needed.

The ball went wide. He is livid. It's one set all. 2-1 Murray.

Three-and-a-half hours of the most enthralling tennis.

That's brilliant from Juan Martin del Potro. Four sets. Everything you

could want from a Davis Cup tie and more.

Made it! Magnificent from Del Potro. It's one of the great Davis Cup

matches of all time. It's extraordinary!

Revenge for Rio. Misery for Murray. Delight for Del Potro. It was a

great match. I won, but I still remember the Olympic finals. But I

think this is very important for me, for my team and we are looking

forward to reach another finals in the Davis Cup.

My goodness, the defending champions needed a pick me up and Kyle Edmund

has given it to them. And we are level.

Argentina move ahead by two sets to one.

The defending champions' grip on the Davis Cup a flimsy one after the

opening day of the semifinal. It's Great Britain 0, Argentina 2.

Certainly a tough day when you are 2-0 down. We have had a lot of good

days in the Davis Cup and this is one of those rougher ones. We have

to keep fighting. They certainly do. What a memorable day of tennis

yesterday. We witnessed one of the greatest matches in Davis Cup

history. Juan Martin del Potro defeated Andy Murray in five

outstanding sets. Although the Brits battled hard still as far as results

go it was the most disappointing day for the British Davis Cup since

2010. They have to win the doubles today to keep the tie alive. 2-0

comebacks have been done before. Looking at the form of Juan Martin

del Potro chances seem remote. The good news for the British team is

that Andy Murray says he is fit enough. He is playing with his

brother today in the doubles, Jamie. Also surprisingly, Juan Martin del

Potro is also playing in the doubles against Leonardo Meyer. When it was

announced to the crowd here that got a huge cheer and I have a feeling

the Red Hot Chili Peppers are going to get a huge cheer when they finish

their entertainment. It's It's loud here! It gets the crowd going. These

occasions are amazing and it's down to the Murray brothers. What about

Juan Martin del Potro playing? I am in total shock about that. I can't

understand why he is playing. I suppose he must have woken up

morning, said he felt great, let's go for a clean sweep. He thinks they

can win this match. But I am shocked that the captain has put him in.

When you win a match you are on a high, it's almost tougher for Andy

to lose in five sets is devastating and to have to come out and play an

important match today. It is devastating. Obviously those were

the questions, will Murray play and will Del Potro play? Great Britain

don't have a choice. I agree, Juan Martin del Potro is really strange,

but looking ahead, Andy Murray you have to think he has another two

best of five-set matches ahead of him and hopefully he gets the team

into a deciding rubber. He is going to be looking to Jamie to be the

team leader today. Let's look back to yesterday. We had to rush off air

a little bit. The match lasted so long yesterday. It was so good. This

is the break point in the fifth set which really did turn the match

around. As Andy Murray said afterwards, it's very small margins

in a match like that and that point was the decider. What a forehand

from Juan Martin del Potro. It was a great match, one of the best I have

seen in my life. It was sad that someone had to win. All credit to

Juan Martin del Potro. What an effort he put in. He raised the

level of his game. You wonder whether he would have the legs to

get through five sets. He was so solid and so good. Yeah, when Murray

won the second set and the third set you thought OK, Juan Martin del

Potro might go away, but you expected Murray to get ahead. In the

last 25 minutes of the match the Del Potro forehand, he raised it and

dominated the court and that was the difference. Also we knew that Andy

was going to fight so hard and he really did. Del Potro came out to

serve. We will show you the effort Murray in in this point.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Let's admire it again. We will isolate Murray and show you how hard

he fought in this point. That got a standing ovation but it

wasn't enough. Let's hear what andy had to say after that defeat.

Andy, a dwruling match at the end of of a long season. -- gruelling. How

is it from your speck peck to play? I think it was a good match. --

perspective. You know, obviously I felt like there wasn't too many

mistakes and important moments, both of us came up with good stuff at key

moments. You know, the shot that he came up with to break in the fifth

set, you know, was the difference at the end really. My condolences for

the loss of your grandfather, was it a difficult decision to play today?

No, I planned on playing. But it's hard, obviously. I never experienced

that before with anyone in my family, so it's hard. At the moment

you can't answer this question, is it going to be tough to try to play

doubles tomorrow after the back of today? I would think so. I have

never played a match of that length before. I will have to see how I

feel when I wake up in the morning. It will be tough, for sure. Thank

you for your time. Thanks. It certainly wouldn't have

been an easy decision to make - come out and play the doubles. This was

this morning coming out practising, looking very low-key. Understandably

so. Absolutely. What a year he has had. The physical stuff he has put

in and the amount of tournaments he has played. To come in here and the

tragedy about his grandfather, as well. The pressure that's been on

him and that match was exhausting yesterday. So emotional. I admire

him once again for coming out. He knows he has to win this match to

keep the tie alive. He is doing his stuff again. All credit to him. You

have to admire him. He has always put himself up to say I will play

three days in a row and these are best of five sets. You are asking a

lot off one player to play all three matches every tie. We knew he was

running on empty before he came in here with the summer he had had. The

final of the French Open, winning Queens and the Olympics, he is

winning so many matches. That match yesterday, to be - of course it had

to be the longest match he ever played. Then to come out today, but

as you rightly say, with having Evans and Edmund on the court, sorry

in the team, he has to be on the court today. Absolutely. We talk

about you have to come back from 2-0 down. It has been done before.

Croatia did it against the United States. They came back in the

quarter-final in July, defeating the Bryan brothers and also beating

Isner. It's only been done ten times since 1981. It's a big ask. It

certainly is. On paper you look at the team and you look at Del Potro

will be playing the fifth rubber if it comes down to that, he will have

to be favourite. But it can be done. We are the champions. From this

year, and that means a lot. They're not going to give the Cup up without

a great fight. Absolutely. The form of Del Potro. If you are looking at

form you would think the Murray brothers, depending on if Andy is

moving well enough would be favourites. It's down to Juan Martin

del Potro, Edmund or Evans? That's why the surprise that he is on the

court today having played five hours, to be on the court you think

the Argentinians have two rubbers already, they think it's going to

go... Well, they think potentially it go will to a fifth match and they

would have taken that before it started, to have Juan Martin del

Potro in that match, maybe he wants to be fresh. I don't know, maybe

they're sensing weakness in the British camp, and they want to win

3-0. Also maybe Juan Martin del Potro thought Andy won't play. Maybe

he wouldn't play and he can come in and win all three. It's mind games

being the captain, isn't it? It was but Juan Martin del Potro would have

said I want to play and he must be on such a high after the summer he

has had. The comeback. How was his demeanour yesterday, so calm and

probably woke up this morning and thought I can win this doubles as

well. Why not? He has to say that. When you have had a win like that

it's easier to recover from the physical pain. How good a doubles

player is Juan Martin del Potro? He was practising today. He looked

sharp. It comes down to the theory that the top singles players in the

world, I agree with you, John, the top in the world when they're on the

doubles court are also the top doubles players in the world,

they're that good. You look at Juan Martin del Potro's game and he has

the massive serve, that will be a help in any doubles match. He is OK

at the net, he has a massive wing span. The question mark is on the

backhand side, he has to use the slice a lot. If he gets pinned to

the back of the court, we don't know how he is going to cope with that.

We don't know a lot about Mayer. They've a few doubles players, he

has gone for more of the singles players. It was strange the captain

didn't pick a doubles specialist. Mayer has a good record. He is

pretty solid. He combines well. They figure that with Juan Martin del

Potro there will be a good combination. I still think it's a

strange decision. I can't understand it myself. I would have kept Del

Potro fresh for the fifth match. You have been in the captain's chair.

How difficult has it been for Leon Smith to lift the team. This is

territory he hasn't been in before. Exactly what you said, when you have

Andy Murray in the team he is so good you don't expect him to lose.

Psychologically when you are nom - your number one player, the man of

steel has lost, it sends that a message to the team. Leon Smith

would have had to spend time talking to the rest of the team. Andy will

be fine, but the rest of the team, that was a blow to them

psychologically, he will have to say listen, we are number one here, we

can still come back. We can do this. Also as far as Kyle Edmund is

concerned, it wasn't good for him either. Here comes the captain, he

would have been a happy captain yesterday, that's for sure. Here

come the players. So the Argentinian team are out. Now

for Great Britain. They'll give them a big cheer. They're going to need

it as well today. APPLAUSE AND

CHEERING A huge cheer for the British team.

Jamie Murray there at the end, fresh from his US Open win. He is having a

fantastic year in doubles. He will need to lift his brother as he can

today. This was supposed to be done yesterday at the opening ceremony,

the exchange of the little flags they have. But the British team had

lost theirs. They went and found them! So the players exchange with

their opposite number and off they go. Kyle Edmund the number two up

against del Potro. His ranking still isn't what it was. This is so key.

This is when they've to try to lift themselves and forget what happened

yesterday and take it as the tennis players, one match at a time. Leon

Smith and the rest of the team, there was a massive task in between

the Andy Murray and del Potro match before Kyle Edmund came out because

really you don't have ten or 15 minutes and that was always going to

be a tough position to be in and that first match has had a feel of a

match on Sunday. Normally you don't come out for another match after

that. So very tough. When del Potro came out on the court there, that

ovation he got, that represents everything that the Davis Cup is

about, just sheer utter respect from the whole stadium. Great to see him

back. The barmy Army from Stirling University standing and appreciating

the tennis they saw yesterday. It's a reminder of how great a player we

have been if he hadn't had the injury. We talk about the fab four.

We have been talking about the fab four. If del Potro hadn't been

injured that probably would have existed it probably would have been

a fab five. Who knows how many Grand Slams he would have won. He is a

class player and the crowd loves him. It's all change at the top.

It's so tough at the top of the men's game right now. Yeah and with

Nadal you hope he comes back to somewhere near his best. Federer no

one knows how he will react with his surgery. Rivalry is back in play for

next year, no question. They haven't played an easy match. It will be a

great riflery. Imagine if del Potro keeps playing the way we think he is

-- rivalry. We hope we get something close to what they provided in Rio.

That was emotional. It was the outstanding quality of the tennis

from start to finish, it's a match that will live in the memory for

them and for us for a long time. It was staggering. When you thought

both were on the floor tired, they seemed to raise it again. You

mentioned the point earlier, John, about the demeanour of both players.

Del Potro was calm and not wasting energy between points. On the

reverse, Murray a different personality was burning so much

energy in between points, that's his way of getting himself geed up.

Total contrast. Sometimes different styles make great matches.

Absolutely. That really was one of the greatest. Andy Murray, he lost

in five sets yesterday, partnering his brother Jamie Murray who has had

an outstanding year. Won the Australian Open, recently won the US

Open. What a successful year it's been. Let's hear from him. He has

been talking to our Jamie. That's it! Third time lucky for

Jamie Murray. Last year he was a finalist at Wimbledon and the US

Open. Now a winner. Jamie, a year ago we were here against Australia

saying how good a year you had, 12 months on, two Grand Slam titles,

won the Davis Cup. Why do you think the last 12 months has been so

successful? Good question. I guess a good partner in Bruno, been working

well for us this year. Felt like we had a good chemistry and energy on

the court together. Yeah, we really trust in each other's games. Both

our kind of strengths match well with each other. Even when we are

maybe not playing our best we still have skills that will work well

together as a team that can get us wins on the board. What are these

Davis Cup weeks like for you, with Andy in the team the assumption is

that you will play with him. Obviously he has a lot of focus on

the singles. How does the team McThat with practice sessions and

everything -- the team manage that with practice sessions and

everything? Andy has been practising doubles each day at the end of his

sessions. Working on return, because return in singles is different to

doubles, I think. Practising a bit more kind of maybe set plays that

maybe we are going to do, things like that. Yesterday we played a

practice set that was good, just on the court. Normally for me I kind of

do my own stuff, make sure I am ready to play on Saturday, practise

with Dom a lot, as well. Just in case, because often if Andy is not

ready to play, then me and Dom will play. Normally it goes well. Leon

does a great job of preparing the guys and making sure everyone gets

what they need so they're ready to play respective matches. A word

about being back in Glasgow, the noise and everything on Friday, I

imagine you were inching to get out by Saturday? Definitely. An amazing

year last year. The matches I remember most was probably the Davis

Cup matches I played. That tells you something about how good it is to

play here, the atmosphere to expect and fully looking forward to playing

on Saturday. It's been interesting over the years, about three or four

years ago we wondered what would happen to Jamie, he hadn't found a

partner he gelled with. Now look at him, he has ground Bruno and a

holder of two Grand Slam titles. Yeah, he had a good partnership with

an American player, got up into the top 20. Then fell back down. You are

wondering was he going to find that partnership again? Had a great time

with John, they were successful. That move, a lot of people were

questioning whether it was the right decision last year. That's clearly

paid off. Jamie mentioned at the beginning of that interview the

partnership with him and Bruno, they're also different characters.

Bruno is calm and relaxed. Jamie gets fired up with the energy. It's

a good match for them. This is a good match-up with Andy. Jamie, put

into context how good his volleys are and how quick he is. Amazing.

Even when he played singles, one of the top in Europe, up to about 13 or

14, always coming into the net. There is two things. The speed of

his reactions which is just sensational. And you watch him play,

you always see his hands in front. So in front, seems like a basic

thing but a lot of people are not able to do that. Also you look at

how tall he is and his wing span. He reads the game well and it's hard to

get the ball past him at the net. Massive reach, as well. An

interesting point he mentioned about Andy having to practise the return

of serve. It's different singles to doubles. It is different. Obviously

in the singles court Andy is one of the best, if not THE best returner

in the game. When you are facing a singles player you see the whole

court. On the doubles court you see different things. You see an eye

formation, somebody at the net, sometimes both players back. It is a

different thing. You are looking at a smaller target. It's a question of

getting used to that. Andy can probably put a return on a five

pence piece if he wanted to. As far as the opponents go, del Potro

played in the last Davis Cup tie and won his doubles match. He doesn't

look like a doubles player. This is going to be interesting to match

him. Yeah, he obviously hasn't played a lot of doubles but showing

that he came into the last Davis Cup tie and managed to win that match

played with Pella in that one. The weapon of the serve is going to be

good on any doubles match, it's going to cause anyone problems. When

you have somebody with a big match temperament like del Potro does,

whatever match it is and an occasion like this it's hard to imagine not

having him on the court. He is going to be a real asset to the team.

That's why the captain, he probably put himself up, del Potro, and said

I want to carry on because he had a good time out there. When you are on

a winning role you want to keep it going. The captain last night would

have been waiting to see what del Potro was going to say, if he

mentions the idea of playing doubles I am putting him in straightaway and

that's what happened. Absolutely. You feel for Leon Smith and how

difficult it's going to be. He knows these boys so well. He coached them

both when they were much younger. It's a real team spirit out there on

the court. There is. I think yesterday and in particular the

Murray del Potro match was probably the most difficult match of his

captaincy. There was a tactical battle going on. The idea of whether

Andy should have come into the net more and I could see there was

instructions passed back and forth. Andy has such a good feel for the

game of what is required. It's difficult to know when to say

anything and not say anything. You are right, as well as having a

professional relationship, they know each other so well. Yeah, I think

the Murray brothers, you couldn't ask for anybody better to be on the

court representing Great Britain. His record has been outstanding

since he took over in 2010. They've to win all three remaining matches.

It's got to start here with Andy and Jamie playing del Potro and Mayer.

That's the doubles match. Before I hand over to the commentators. If

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should happen? Please do get in touch, we would love to hear from

you. We are ready for this really crucial doubles now. Argentina 2-0

up in the tie. This is a must-win match for Great Britain. Thank you

to Jamie. It's time to hand over to John Lloyd, who has made his way to

the commentary box alongside John Inverdale.

Well, a quiet Saturday afternoon in Glasgow this will not be! They're

going to try to match the decibels down at Ibrox later! Great Britain

win and The Great Escape is, if not on, at least it's alive. The dream

of retaining the Davis Cup hangs by a thread before a ball is hit today.

We obviously have been used to over the years to this being the decisive

day in a succession of ties, decisive in a positive way for Great

Britain. But with a five out of five record in the Davis Cup for Murray

and Murray. This is sink or swim. Simple as that. So, here we go.

Perhaps one of the most important matches in Jamie Murray's very

distinguished doubles career. He may have to be the dominant figure for

Great Britain today. How would you describe your mood,

John Lloyd, optimistic, calm, apprehensive? I am optimistic about

this match. The rest of the tie or should I say the fifth match which I

think it will go to, that's going to be difficult.

A couple of mis-hit volleys there from Mayer. Had chances there.

That's how loud it is after three points! That one he should have put

away. That one he should have put away and that one he is lucky didn't

get put away. That right there is the most

difficult volley. The one that just skims over the net. You don't think

it is going ore, then it does and you are not prepared. That is the

one you have to have your eyes down level with the ball.

Expect it to happen. There are few certainties in sport.

But the Davis Cup doubles on a Saturday by and large you can put

your money on. It doesn't get much better. It doesn't. I thought it was

an interesting statement that Jamie Murray served first. Because for me,

the better combination of the two is when Andy serves because he has a

intifrg and when Jamie is up at the net because he has a better volley.

This is the new Jamie Murray, feeling he should serve first. The

double Grand Slam champion. Exactly. I was talking to a couple of the

Barmy Army from Stirling University last night and they could barely

speak at 9.00 last night. How they are able to chant today, I have no

idea. Well a couple of volleys that

haven't been put away by the Argentinian, that has helped Great

Britain enormously at the start of this match.

Very positive, very authoritative from Jamie Murray. Very much. So,

Mayer is going to have to be careful on his serve, where he is directing

the serve, going too much into Jamie Murray's Babs hand at the moment and

he loves that when you serve to his backhand, especially on the second

serve, he can hit it on the rise, the forehand is definitely the

weaker wing. Good start from the Brits though.

Goodness me. Was he being nice there? He saw that target in front

of him. It is like he didn't want to hit him. Then he sort of tried to

manoeuvre it to the left side. This is interesting here, because this

was, he could have put either one of them in big trouble. It was like he

was trying to avoid them. Either way, an early break of serve

for Great Britain. Let us not forghaet is what Andy had

yesterday. That is right. -- forget.

It is a funny old game at the moment. Some strange shots being

played all over the place. Huge amount of energy you can see

from Jamie Murray. He is the jack-in-the-box, the driving force.

Oh, and he he is also the Maestro, what an angle. That is a ridiculous

shot. From that height, oh. This is a difficult... Fantastic.

That is why he won the Aussie Open and the US Open. I counted three

shots already, in the first three games, where on the return of serve,

from the Argentina side, as they have gone to hit the ball Jamie has

made these subtle moves and three times itself has put them off. They

see him move, they don't know if he is going to cross, they hesitate.

That is what good net player do, they continue to put a message about

whether they are going to move. It puts doubt in the return of serve.

At the moment, he, Andy Murray has done his part so far, but Jamie

Murray so far, has started off, he wants this match to be over in about

an hour so his brother can have plenty of rest tomorrow. It is like

he is to move. It puts doubt in the return of serve. At the moment, he,

Andy Murray has done his part so far, but Jamie Murray so far, has

started off, he wants this match to be over in about an hour so his

brother can have plenty of rest tomorrow. It is like he is saying to

his kid brother "I will look after you." Andy probably can't express

how tired he is, but he does not want, irrespective of today, in the

context of the tie as a whole. Andy Murray does not want this to be four

hours. No. Well, three minutes a game, and all

three have gone the way of Great Britain so far. And he hasn't really

hit too many balls so far, but any way, here to serve for the first

time in this match is Andy Murray's nemesis from yesterday, what a great

player, and what an amazing interview afterwards he gave.

Jamie Murray at the moment is like a panther at the net. He is absolutely

everywhere. He has done it again! Again! That is

extraordinary. He has the target to go at, nine out of ten he is going

to make the winner and he has missed it. There is a Code of Conduct you

don't drill it at your opponent at the net, having said that you do

sometimes. You have to in that circumstances, we will have to put

that down to nerves. They got away with that but it was

the difference of crossing Mayer. He crossed about a second too soon and

was lucky to get away with it. Jamie Murray'sing has been timed to

perfection. -- Jamie Murray'sing has band timed to perfection.

Well... Very early days, but the Murray's are in a hurry. And here is

is a break point for a 4-0 lead in this first set.

Ball was called in. Jamie seemed hugely confidence about this one. He

must have very good eyes. This is a shot that is not used much

in the doubles these days, the lob. Jamie hits that so well, it is one

of his best shots, everyone off the return of serve he hits it well. So

a second opportunity for a 4-0 lead in this opening set for Great

Britain. Great crosscourt return from Andy.

And the Murray's are four to the good.

That is the first part of the match that Mayer has taken control of.

It true, as well, it is like golf, four balls and four some, if you

only play alternate shots it is sometimes hard to get a rhythm. You

can sometimes find yourself almost being on the margins in a doubles

match by the nature of the game the ball is not going your way, it can

take a while to get into the match. Yes.

Jamie Murray just targeting the Del Potro backhand return.

High FIAs from Leon Smith, five games in 17 minutes. And they have

all been won by Great Britain. You said at the start of the

programme in the studio with Jamie and Sue about how amazed you were

Del Potro was in the Argentine pair, would he have overridden, because

you get the impression that Leon Smith is the captain but must will

have the final say on whether he plays or doesn't. Do you get the

impression that Del Potro has a similar relationship, he would have

said I feel so good after yesterday I want to finish the job today. No

doubt about it. Absolutely no doubt that Del Potro was the one that said

I want to play. There is no question, in that relationship, what

would have happened. I don't understand it, because just the

match ups alone and you are looking at this. It is a dream start by the

British pair, I can't see how they could think that logically they

could win the double, why would you tire out? I mean, the match

continues like this, this is not even a warm up, so I suppose if they

lose and it carries on like this there would have been no harm done.

Why would they tire out with a 2-0 lead when they have Del Potro to

close out the fifth if it goes that far? A lot of tennis to be played

between now and that possible scenario of course, on the sidelines

Kyle Edmund and Dan Evans watch on, if the Brits were to win this and

Andy Murray was to win the first match tomorrow, it would come down

to either Kyle Edmund or Dan Evans, we expect Dan Evans to play perhaps

the match of his life against Juan Martin Del Potro tomorrow afternoon.

But that is for, well, probably 26 hour's time or thereabouts. So...

We ought to say after just 19 minute, here are the Argentinians

serving to stay in the first set. Great Men's Doubles. One or two

slightly flawed doubles but nonetheless, in terms of

entertainment, that keeps the crowds coming back. It is the whole thing,

in this crowd probably 75% of the people who play tennis here play

only doubles, this is what they play, this is what they are looking

alet to see what they are doing differently. A few things! Movement

being one of them. At some point in the nexter three,

four five minutes, you can tell us about the difference between singles

and double, especially for somebody like Del Potro who barely plays this

form of the game. And the Argentine fans who were so

vocal yesterday and added to the fantastic atmosphere, the first

reason for them to get on their feet this afternoon.

I I was talking to a much respected Argentine journalist in the media

room earlier, and he said he had been to three finals in the last

decade or so, he said you watch, Argentine tennis has an unbelievable

capacity tos me things up. I said I hope so!

Mess things up. I said I hope so! You were talking about Del Potro's

demeanour yesterday, he is a very cool guy isn't he? So calm. Just

seems to let nothing worry him. He can't tell the different whether he

is winning or losing, the same face. Another outrageous angle from Jamie

Murray. That shot he hit there, those shots are due to hours and

hours of practising with buckets of balls being fired at you, from a

foot away from the net. You have to put them away, or you go to hospital

if you don't get your racket in the way in time. Have you ever taken one

full in the face? One reflex volley hit me in the eye once, you learn to

get quick, pretty quickly. That happens.

Your back swing becomes shorter all of a sudden.

In our vacuum sealed commentary box it seems loud. How loud is it down

there in the mosh pit, Jamie. We have been down here court side. One

of the things so far is that the goodbye team are rejuvenated. We can

see, there is not a space out here, and there is every single member of

the team, including the Stringer sat out here, so I think Lyon sit Smith

and the rest of team had a talk last night and said come on, let's raise

our energy, on the court it has been Jamie Murray leading the team in

that first set. We mentioned before the match how good his net play, he

has been all over the net, Andy Murray has been doing his thing, he

has served welling return well but Jamie Murray, the Argentinians have

felt like they can't get the ball away him. All the problems are with

the Argentinian, they are spending time at the back of court. I don't

think that is going to be the answer to the Murray problem but Glasgow

are delighted with that start for GB.

Interesting point Jamie made there about playing at the back of the

court. Just tell us, from a Del Potro point of view, OK, a

phenomenal tennis player with a capital P but he doesn't play

doubles much, if a all, so what are the challenges that he faces today,

that he wouldn't face if his normal day job, if you like. Well, I mean,

the big example for me is his backhand, in singles he can hit that

crosscourt and slice, you know because he has the whole court. And

it is difficult to guilt at it in double, they are coming at him.

They, he knows he has to make a good return of serve and they are

volleying it back and he has to hit a passing shot. He has been out of

his normal game plan, and that is manager he is not used to. That is

what the Brits are targeting right now. He is not used to coming to the

net as much, and he is mixing up, staying back, it's a totally

different game. He finally made one, but for Diop,

serving is and stay back, when you have to got two volleyers like Andy

Murray and Jamie Murray, I can't see how you will hold your serve.

Occasionally you will, the odds are against you, if they can find Del

Potro's backhand. Are you surprised he is playing on the backhand? Well,

a... A little bit. If he can keep a high percentage of

first serves in, he gives a chance to mix it up and fake, sometimes go,

sometimes stay. Serve like that you can stay back where ever you want.

Very solid hold from Del Potro, who I am sure most of you watching know

more than enough about but you might not know much about his partner,

Mayer. All you need to know about him is if you think that was a long

match yesterday, between Murray and Del Potro, they barely started

because Mayer holds the record jointly with Souza of the longest

singles match in the history of the Davis Cup, last year and it took six

hours and 43 minutes. And it was after that match they changed the

rules of the Davis Cup, so we don't have a tie-break or we do have

rather a tie-break in the fifth set. That is the man in the forehand

corner here. That was Jamie Murray there, when he

hit that half-volley. Went to the wrong place on the court there,

right to Del Potro's forehand. This one here, that is the wrong place to

hit that one to. He did well to reflex that back. The Brits have

changed rotation on the serve. Andy Murray is serving first in this set

because they want to keep the same ends, not that there is any

difference with the wind or anything!

If Del Potro's backhand in doubles is going to be perhaps the Achilles

heel, would it have been more vulnerable on the right-hand side of

the court or the left-hand side? Left-hand side. So perhaps

surprising that he is playing. Yes. Trouble is against Jamie Murray, it

is very difficult for him to hit the forehand, the swerve of the serve is

taken out to his backhand side. Even on a second serve it is not easy for

him to run round.s. 131mph. That was a statement of

intent. That was an excellent second serve.

99mph. The first slight opening that the Argentinian team have had. That

was big. And that was after he just served a double fault, as well. I

must say, a sensational catch by our main floor manager Chris down in the

slips. Brilliant! One-handed above his head.

A bit of a sloppy game here. Would do well to get out of this game.

This is where not surprising to see Jamie Murray crossing on this one.

Help his brother out a bit. He has just lost his rhythm on his serve. A

couple of doubles. Easy volley. Del Potro may be thinking the same thing

here. Whether I should hit this one down the line. These are all

thoughts that go through your mind here.

He has a second serve to go at. This is dangerous.

A loose game, if you were being critical. Yeah, it was. That's the

first break of serve in this second set. First set is done and dusted.

It's just one one in the bag. You start from scratch again. Here are

the Argentinians in control early on in this second set.

No need to panic, though. You do feel like there is a lot of breaks

on this court with this doubles pairing from the Argentinians. The

court is not that fast. The Brits will get a chance to break in this

set. It was a very long conversation

before that serve was hit but that clearly was, I am going to hit it on

the backhand side, you cross, you hit the winner away and that's

exactly what happened. If you are wondering, we do have time

violations in Davis Cup, as well. You can't just talk, but obviously

as the tension mounts the conversations do get longer.

UMPIRE: Argentina challenging the call. I am not sure it was Mayer

that challenged that, it was del Potro from the other side of the

court thought it had gone wide. He was right.

That's a long way out. Off a slow ball, as well.

The first set everything that the Murrays touched turned to gold, but

it's King Midas in reverse at the moment. 3-0 to the Argentinians.

There has been a palpable shift in momentum, and a change in the body

language as the players, Jamie Murray is not so energised as at the

start. And the umpire is having a word with the Argentinians about

what, would you suspect? Well, it wouldn't surprise me if it's on

time. You mentioned that. Before you said that I was thinking they're

taking - getting very close to... I think he is winding his hand up

there saying you have to have a shift on when having conversations.

If that's true that's good umpiring. It's good to give them a warning and

once it happens, rather than this sort of random where they sometimes

call it out in the middle of a vital point without a warning. Yeah,

ridiculous sometimes. If that's what it was, which I think it was, it's

just putting something in their mind to know that next time...

One sloppy game from Andy Murray there. Mentally went off a bit. It

can happen. It's a five-set match. They've got to now, Jamie Murray has

to do the captain's job so to speak on the court here really. Play a

good service game here, they can still break back. It's a long way to

go. No messing around from Andy Murray.

I will happy hit it at you! And not miss. Such a shrewd volley there

from Jamie Murray, that short ball knowing that del Potro is not the

quickest to get up there. He is going to have to hit the ball up in

the air, which he did. I think that was in.

Yeah, it was a little revenge! He went up to hit that forehand there

was only place that was going, straight at Andy! This was party

central at 2.00 and at the end of the first set. But there is real

tension now in the Emirates Arena. That almost took Andy Murray's head

off although he was getting out of the way of it.

Just an absolutely brilliant volley. You heard Andy Murray say well

played. Not many players would have the imagination to hit that volley,

let alone the technique. Again targeting the speed and the size of

del Potro knowing that he can't get to it to hit at it, he can only push

the ball up. And that's when the Brits take charge of the rally.

Ha! So close to the net. Del Potro's inquirying whether he

touched the net or not. They're both smiling about it, I

think. One or two boos from the crowd, but I don't think Jamie

Murray touched the net. Got a bit agitated there. Yeah. He might have

done, you know. Very close. That was serious show-boating by Jamie, mind

you. We needed the goal-line technology that they have in

football. Super hawk eye. I think he did touch the net, it doesn't matter

anyway. Thank heavens no one was watching!

That's why he got... Ha! If a player does that to the referee at Ibrox

down the road this afternoon, they're off! He is not happy.

Well played by Andy. The ball dipping down at del Potro.

That's the man yesterday the camera couldn't take their eyes off, he was

wearing the Argentine shirt yesterday. Not sure what that one is

today. Backhand from Jamie Errant and it's

4-1. They didn't know where they were as

a team and were all over the place. Unfortunately that one sloppy game

from Andy Murray that just let them in and they're up 4-1. I don't think

it's all of a sudden they're playing amazingly well, I think it's just

that one sloppy game. In men's doubles, you know, one break can be

enough to win the set. Ha! He is still... I don't think we have a

definitive answer for him either, whether Jamie hit the net or not.

But the bottom line is you are 4-1 up, get over it! I would be careful

about pulling the umpire's tie from now on, as well! He is a big man,

del Potro. The poor old umpire will fall out of the chair. The debate is

still going on. Who would be an umpire! I don't

know. But the umpires must love Davis Cup ties like this. Compared

to the run of the mill, a first round match in some tournament.

Whatever it might be, in front of a half empty stadium. This is what

it's about. Yeah. There is a man who controls things, the Speaker of the

House of Commons. He deals with a real Rabble every Wednesday.

Mayer is playing much better now. Yeah.

After his last service game, Andy is going to want to get back into a

more positive groove here. Oh, that's brilliant from Jamie.

Instinctive, but fantastic reactions.

I think this was actually going out, but no matter from that high, to hit

that angle, that is just - he manoeuvred the racquet head that

way. Soft hands, as well. Amazing.

Certainly the cameraman on those sides are always in danger when

Jamie Murray is around, because the angles go right at them every time.

That was almost... Well, it was like a practice drill. How many volleys

can we hit here with keeping the ball up in the air? Don't know what

was going on there. That volley was too. Very strange.

Not sure if he was trying to hit a drop volley on that one. It ended up

mid-court, just almost giving the point away. Very strange couple of

volleys in a row. This mental lapse coming in here. The fatigue, you

know, it's not focussing. Let's see if Jamie can help him out a bit

here. Well played again, Jamie!

That was a real, he ain't heavy, he's my brother moment.

The crowd sense it, as well. They know Andy is struggling a bit.

A bit ragged but that was an important hold. Good volleys from

Jamie in a row there. All these long conversations, on both sides of the

net, who decides? Is it the server who has the final call? It is, but

there is a captain on the team. Buono from the Argentine bench,

good-good. Thought Andy's lob had got them back into the rally, but

then it drifted away. We spoke about that at the last

service game. There was a long conversation with the umpire and the

Argentine captain. There is the first time violation against the

Argentine pair. It was odd, actually, because that

was shorter than the conversation they had before. Yeah. Maybe it

unnerved del Potro, as well. Or if not unnerved, annoyed.

It's had the desired effect because they're certainly get ago shift on

now between points. -- get ago shift on now between points.

-- getting a shift on now between points. A great return from Andy.

The put away from Jamie. Wonder how much court Jamie Murray

covered there. He sees it, makes his move and moves diagonally into the

net there to get that ball early, rather than wait for it to dip.

Takes it at its highest peak. That's a great shot.

He saw that like a football. Look at that.

Mayer is on fire. He's certainly gone up a level, no doubt about

that. But, you know, going back to that break of serve at the early

part of the second set, at that stage still the British team were on

this sort of high. And they were in total domination. The Argentinian

team didn't want to be on the court, they were getting rushed out of the

game. That break that Andy, obviously didn't mean to, but the

two doubles and easy volley, got them back into a belief factor which

they didn't look like earning their way to it. Now their level's gone up

now. Mayer now believes they can win this match. And is hitting these

type of shots, certainly in the first set they were nowhere to be

seen. That can happen. Doubles can change very quickly in momentum.

Tennis is one of the great momentum games. Of course. You can be on the

cusp of victory but just a lapse of concentration and it can suddenly be

as far away as the proverbial pub in the desert. Absolutely. 5-2 always

looks worse than it is if you are about to serve. So, as the Saltires

are raised in front of us, Jamie Murray can hold here and then the

pressure is on del Potro to serve out to make it one-set all.

We have been playing just about an hour and as you would expect it's

been riveting stuff. Andy Murray not happy about a

cameraman in the far terracing, that was what he was complaining about

there. And they have moved. Oh! That's the hardest forehand we

have seen today, maybe even from yesterday. That was the pick-up to

end all pick-ups. But that was hit with venom. Real menace. Goodness

me! Del Potro getting an admiring glance there.

Andy is always quick to encourage his brother and he was doing that

there. Certainly returning better Del

Potro. He is not hitting the two handed backhands that hard but he is

leaning into it. He is directing it well. There is not that much pace,

if you can hit them that low, it is not easy. He is hitting it on the

rise an not giving them much chance to get into to hit that first

volley. You made the point on the previous

serve to that backhand, that he is certainly in the zone now, he is

seeing it really really well. Of course the devastation that forehand

caused yesterday, the instinct is not to serve there. Of course.

This court speed, it is medium sort of slow if anything, and if you can

get the first serve, you have a good return, it really sits.

The first set was all Great Britain, and the second set going all the way

of Argentina. Andy is not giving it up yet.

It has been a real curates egg of a set for Andy Murray, the net result

of which, is for the second time Jamie Murray now serving to stop

this match going one set apiece. That is extraordinary on so many

levels in terms of ball away, space awareness. A couple of shots from

Jamie Murray but well done Del Potro. He moves well for a big man,

you think he is not going to get to it. He sticks out that long arm and

gets it back in to play. A rather strangulated desperate

shout of come on Jamie. And sure enough he does. So Great Britain

survive in this second set. You feel like Andy Murray crisis

point, he is not going to miss a return in this game. She going to

get every ball back. A fist pinch from -- punch from the two brothers

in front of us. Now or never as far as it can second

set is concerned. First double fault from the

Argentine side. Of course it was the two double faults in the same game

from Andy Murray, that precipitated this situation in the second set.

First double fault from the Argentine side. Of course it was the

two double faults in the same game from Andy Murray, that precipitated

this situation in the second set. Get out of the way! And the older

brother "I'm having that one." They worked really well at the start of

the match. A very good cross, you have to hand

it to them, 15-30, he knows that Del Potro is staying back, took the

chance, going up against the Murray backhand return. Excellent cross.

That return would have been deep into the corner.

And so after nearly an hour and a quarter, a point for Argentina, to

square things up at one set all. Good enough from Del Potro. A

glimmer of hope for Great Britain at 15-30. We are all tied up at one set

all. Argentines back in this match and two sets away now from winning

the tie, so all to play for ball to play for in Croatia, against France

where it was one all overnight. In the doubles Cilic has come into

partner Dodig, they are taking on the much fancied Mahut. The

Croatians are 8-6. There are the group play off, Svitolina are 2-1 up

after winning the doubles in straight sets. Australia have

completed their win against Slovakia, 3-0. Belgium are two up

against Brazil. Canada two up against Chile. Rush have a busy tie

against Kazakhstan, there was no play yesterday because of bad

weather, two singles at a doubles match. Russia have won the opening

one. Spain are 2-0 up. Nadal has come in for the doubles alongside

Mark Lopez. They are a set point down their points so they are

serving is at 5-4 to put India back in it. Germany 2-0 up and Japan

completed their win Jens against Ukraine. That is what what is

happening for those who are stiegting to say in the world group.

So the players are back on court, so let us rejoin this one, one set all,

all to play for. A quick word, you mention about the

majority of people in the stadium at the Emirates and the overwhelming

majority of people watching at home, the tennis they play is double, the

one of the great things is intercepting at the time net. One of

the key moments in that set was Mayer, going across. In the third

play from the end there. Now, what point in the build up to that, do

you think he had made the call? Well, they would have talked over

beforehand, said if you get your first serve in and you go in this

position I am going no matter what, the second serve, they would have

gone back and talked about it again n the old days we didn't do that, it

was on instinct. Now almost every time the points are planned. They

talk about it beforehand and each player knows what the other is going

to do before they hit it. It is a different way of playing. We are

starting all over again in much the same we as we did yesterday when

Andy and Del Potro were on opposite sides of the net again. It has gone

from the best of five to the best of three.

You will have noticed that the British team have decided to change

ends when it comes to serving. Or maybe they have decided that

Jamie Murray had to serve first, whatever I think that is what it

was. He served first in the first set and they won, so Andy served

first in the second, they lost it. Or maybe they have decided that

Jamie or maybe they have decided that

Jamie You heard Andy Murray saying "I'm

going, yes I am." Let's see what happened.

I think he may have said I am going here, he had the sign at back.

Interesting the microphone that picked that up is the umpire's

microphone. Exactly. Bluff counter bluff, triple bluff. A game of

poker! And finally somebody has been hit.

Exciting stuff from the British due you at the -- duo at the start of

this first set. -- third set.

Long discussion taking place between the Murray brothers down at our end

here. Mayer has changed his racket.

There is only so much you can say when you are about to receive serve,

isn't there? Only if, you know, if I make this return you go. You can

cover basically it. Can't afford to miss shots like

that. He has been playing so well. Yes.

Oh, terrible volley there. Two poor points in a row. Swung too quickly

on that volley. An easy volley. This one here just completely

mis-hit it. He hit the ball behind him, then he was in big trouble. You

could say it was Jamie Murray that won the first set and Mayer that won

the second. And Jamie will be disappointed by

that, from love 30, that was an opportunity to... His forehand

return, because he blocks it, he doesn't have the confidence to come

over the ball, he either lobs or he normally hits that early and comes

in behind it. That one he got it too late. Then he is in big trouble.

Del Potro has been serving a lot of balls to the Andy Murray foreand in

this doubles. Mayer will be hugely relieved he saw that one all right.

Dan vane, stocking up for tomorrow. -- Dan Evans.

This is just what you want, a break opportunity. It is Del Potro against

Andy Murray. It is that forehand again.

Missing very few. And you would hear that Andy had a few words to say to

himself after missing that. Oh, Jamie Murray that is

sensational. A lot of these engagements at the net, the

Argentine seem to go at Jamie Murray, and particularly the way

they have been playing you would think they would focus more on Andy

Murray, because Jamie at the net is sensational.

You can see how far back Andy is there, not sure why hay are not

going at him more. That is the first time Del Potro

swerved to Murray's backhand in an eternity.

Very very early stages of this third set, this feels like a very

important game. Where do you reckon Del Potro goes

now? He will go back to the forehand.

Into the body. That is always a third option? Exactly!

What a cross. What a cross that was. Mayer was shaky at the start of that

game, but that was so decisive. I am not sure if Andy left this. I

think he did. It wouldn't have been an easy volley

but he could have got it. I am sure for one agonising moment

Jamie thought that was going to land on the net and it developed like a

stone on his side. There is is a good shot as well.

Kyle Edmund and Dan Evans in the foreground, looking on as their

team-mates battle it out. Important hold. Another great volley

from Jamie Murray. You are right, it was a crucial game

there, and to me, before, Andy Murray looks to, he just looks jaded

out here, it is a fight for him. Del Potro, he looks fresh as a daisy. I

am sure he is not after yesterday's marathon, the but the way he... Andy

looks like, this is a real fight, just to give that extra bit going,

he looks a bit slow on the return of serve, not reacting adds quick as

normle. This is a battle for him and this is where Jamie, he has played

so well, and has to keep up this level, because this is not an easy

easy match, we thought it was going to be the way they started off. Not

now, the serves are sitting up. The Argentinians are get a lot of good

returns. Del Potro looks more comfortable. Mayer has improved

since the begin of the first set where he was nervous and this is a

tough match now. Andy Murray walks back, and Jamie Murray bounds back.

And we said it at the start but he has to be the captain of this team

today. Somebody has brought us a boxes of

energy bar, does that mean they think it is going to be a long one?

That is the first shout of come on. Exactly. From Andy in this match. It

is almost as much to show to his opponent, just as much as to

himself. He would have loved that one to have

clipped the back of the line. Two top-class returns from Andy

Murray. Yeah, that's what we really haven't seen today. Those type of

returns. Andy Murray gets in a groove, you feel like he is never

going to miss. Two break points and it's a while since Great Britain

have seen any of those. So what can they do?

That's just excellent serving there from Mayer. Some big serves and then

that last one changed the pace, altered the spin. Andy Murray there

hit the ball too early, ready for the power serve. Excellent serving.

That was a big hold for the Argentinians. An opportunity perhaps

missed by Great Britain. But we are still on serve. Early stages of this

third set. That's just what you don't want at

the net. The noise is coming from the

Argentinian fans. They're sensing this is a crucial

stage of this match. Had a long time to think about this.

That was beautifully executed. Such an improved part of his game,

the second serve. That was 102 there. I remember a couple of years

ago those second serves would be in the low 80s at times and would sit

up. That one had a lot of pace. And that increase in the speed on

Murray's serve, is that just the speed of the racquet arm? It's a

combination. One of the things he has done is lored the ball toss, so

he is hitting it more on the drop. Used to be a much higher ball toss.

But he is going for it more now. Emphatic enough from Andy at the

net, as well. As long as they keep serving first

and keep holding serve, they keep edging ahead. Great theatre. You

think about the Davis Cup ties over the last couple of years, as Great

Britain have grown, last year champions and this year to defend

the title, these Saturday games have been pivotal in determining the ties

and invariably Great Britain, more often than not with the Murray

brothers playing, have won them which has taken them on to victory

in the tie and ultimately last year to winning the trophy. When you look

back at that match in Coventry only three years ago, Great Britain 2-0

down to Russia and I am sure everybody thinking that's it, game

over. They started what was a very unlikely comeback and actually it

was in many ways kick-started the three glorious years of Davis Cup

campaigns. The key thing 2-0 down and it's only happened - how many

times? Ten times in 35 years, which is not a lot. No. Once every

three-and-a-half years, and it has happened once this year already with

Croatia against the USA. But while you are in it, you are still in it.

They have to do it like that. Yeah, absolutely.

Not sure why he went for that shot. Jamie Murray was on his way to net

there. Andy had hit that solidly, come in against del Potro. You would

have thought they would have been the favourite in that rally, it was

a strange shot selection there. Communication wasn't good there.

Andy moved to cross and then pulled back at the last minute. That one

there. And Jamie really was sort of unsighted, really couldn't do much

with the ball and ended up losing the rally.

That's a case there of making somebody play the extra ball,

because you never know what might happen. How quick were his reactions

here? First one was a great body shot. Most people would have been

heading for the hills on that one and turning their back and running

but he stood his ground there. Great reflex volley.

Leon Smith just said, come on, Andy, now. Which I suppose is dictated to

by what del Potro does with his serve.

It was a good enough return but Del Potro not looking like a player who

is unfamiliar with doubles now. No, he is playing very well. An example

there, he doesn't hit it that hard at the moment, still worried about

that wrist, but he is accurate with it. He finds angles and finds lines

when he needs to. If you are watching this afternoon and don't

know much about del Potro, the US Open champion seven years ago, a

succession of wrist injuries and fighting his way back now you

suspect to the top of the game. Second serve is getting attacked.

91mph, not terrible, but just seemed to sit. Mayer is really getting a

good piece of that serve. Today is way more a test of Andy Murray's

willpower than his tennis ability. Yeah.

Right into the hitting zone of the del Potro forehand, didn't like the

look of that when that one came over but del Potro seemed to not move his

feet enough there and got caught. Maybe thought he was going to blast

it down the line. Needs a first serve now. This is

where you have to really pull deep. Has had three first serves in the

top of the net. Means he is not reaching up high enough. Has to pull

from the stomach and really exert yourself. Reach up on this serve.

Keep that left shoulder up. UMPIRE: Let. First service. Great

Britain have had a break opportunity in this set and haven't taken them.

This is a huge chance for arrange tinnia.

-- Argentina. Well, doesn't matter where you hit

it, off what part of the racquet, as long as it goes over. Andy Murray

shaking his fist with real passion there, saying to the crowd, we

actually need your help here. We need the net sometimes like that,

but we need you too. The barmy Army have been a bit quiet the last quart

-- quarter of an hour or so, outshouted by the Argentines, but

pumping up the volume now. That was a poor forehand volley

there. Really snatched at that one, didn't stay low.

Second break opportunity for del Potro.

And he's made it. Down the line. How key is that shot going to be in

the context, not just of this match, but of the tie as a whole? Andy just

smacked his racquet there. He is very frustrated. Just guided that

backhand down the line but he anticipated that Jamie was going to

cross. And just did enough. Steely eyes and real concentration on the

face of del Potro there. His expression never changes. He is a

bit like Bjorg used to be. He had the same expression, you could never

tell whether he was winning or losing. It's unnerving really. In

pressure situations he gives the same look. It is one of those things

that we will never know the answer to. If he hadn't had such a

succession of injuries, I wonder how many Grand Slams he would have won

by now? Five, six? Definitely he would have won a few. No way he

wouldn't have done. When he won the US Open in 2009 he had beaten Nadal

and Federer in successive matches when they were absolutely at their

peak. He was only 19 too. He is playing like a man with real belief

now. You can see that from the performance against Murray in Rio in

the final and Andy won in four, yesterday del Potro was a little bit

more at home, at ease, self-belief and all that sort of stuff. Look at

his demeanour on the court today. He is a man on a mission and he knows

what he has to do. Dan Evans exorting the Murrays to great effort

here. He may still have a huge role to play in this tie. Great Britain

will take a few loose shots like that at the moment.

That was not a good time for one of those.

Mayer thought that was an ace but they're happy that it was just long.

So is Jamie Murray. They were broken a few moments ago.

Never a better time than to break back immediately. Not sure del Potro

has hit a ball in this game yet. It's been all about Mayer. Hit or

miss. What are we going to get here? Two more chances go begging for

Great Britain. Jamie Murray throwing his racquet down in disgust at the

end of that. Good reflex volley there from Andy

Murray. Should have dipped the ball lower than that. This individual

game has been all over the place in terms of the quality of the play

from both sides of the net. The net result is it's a third break

opportunity for Great Britain to get back to all-square.

Andy Murray comes alive! Order, order!

The sleeping giant awakens. And we're back to all-square. One

set all, four games all. Two hours of play. Heaven alone knows what's

coming up next! What Great Britain did not want next

was a double fault. They held their ground well there. I

thought when del Potro wound up with that forehand they were in big

trouble, but good reflex there from Andy Murray.

Extraordinary you can hear the whole conversation about who's going where

when Jamie Murray is serving. Is that a double bluff, do you

think? Because the Argentines must be able to hear that, because it's

coming out on the umpire's microphone. You would think so.

Well played Mayer there but great scrambling by the British pair too.

Here we are right in the heart of this match. And potentially the

whole tie, as well. 1-1, 4-4, 30-30. Fabulous. For my latest trick...

Just a little lucky on that one. I am going to play a drop shot,

turning my back on the ball, and allowing it to just nudge off the

edge of my racket. Again, when that whined up came on

the forehand you knew there was going to be trouble from Del Potro.

This is about self preservation for Andy Murray. He turns to the side

and he got his racket in the way. Ended up to be a beautiful drop

volley. It is tense, you can feel the way

that the tension has upped over the last 20 minutes or so. Break points

opportunities here and there, the British were broken, then they break

back, and the key thing there was to just nudge ahead again, because now,

the Argentinians will come out and serve to stay in the set. And that

is a very different position to what they were in, barely five minutes

ago. Ago. Everyone the ultimate demonstration

of calm, by Del Potro, even he might be feeling one or two little butter

threes here. New balls though.

I don't know what Del Potro was thinking there.

He fed this right into the strength, the backhand volley of Jamie Murray.

Huge intake of breath by 8,000 people as the ball hovered towards

the baseline. Was it in, was it out? It was out. A big back swing on that

volley. You can see from Andy jumping up and

down there. He thought he was going to have that.

What a rally that was, Excellent point. Good communication. Knowing

their job, closing the gap at the net.

So after a third set of real ebb and flow, it looked like the

Argentinians were in control ten minutes ago. Now, a first set point.

For Great Britain on the Del Potro serve.

Made it! He saw it and he made it. And Great Britain take a two sets to

one lead in this enthralling doubles, if Great Britain was to win

it, it would keep the tie alive. Let us go down to court side. I am sure

the atmosphere is absolutely phenomenal. Jamie Bake e what is it

hike down there? It a tough day yesterday, what did we do to lift

the team today. Disappointing, as I say, so me motions, and it was one

of those tough gay days but today was a new day, we said, you know,

zero, zero fresh start, let us take it to them. The end of that set went

really well. From a break how did the boys manage to turn it round? I

don't know, they obviously during the match there was momentum

swimmings and you trying to figure out stuff, try to find patterns that

work and they have owned some of that really quick, hopefully we keep

it going to the fourth. Given the match yesterday and what could

happen tomorrow, are you surprised that Del Potro is playing in this

doubles? Yes, a bit. I thought maybe he would have liked to rest but at

the same time it is similar to Andy, you know, they are competitors and

they want to Maevery match they can, at the same time it is not

surprising they want to get out on court and win. Thanks.

Thoughts now? Well... When was the last boring Davis Cup doubles match

on a Saturday featuring Great Britain? They are always just

agonising, normally, exhilarating at the end from a British perspective

but there is still a long want I to go here. Del Potro's Prime

Minister's Questions has not changed. No. You wouldn't know if he

was up two sets to one or down two sets to one. But he is down. Wfrnts

We will have to tell him that. So we are stuck with Jamie Murray

serving first again, in this set. So we are stuck with Jamie Murray

serving first again, in this set. Don't want to tempt fate but Andy is

playing better tan he was half an hour ago Yes, he has got that extra

bit of life in him now, he looked a bit flat, now he is certainly not.

He looks anything but that. Judy watched the whole match

yesterday without demonstrating too much emotion but she right into this

now. UMPIRE: First game fourth set. It is

engrossing stuff, if you have been with us since the word go you won

want to miss a single shot. Shot. In the next two or three minutes we

will leave BBC One to go over to BBC Two, as Final Score will be on BBC

One. You can sneak across to BBC Two with us and see the climax, it might

not be the climax, it might be the next instalment, the climax could be

hours away. But any way, you can follow the rest of this match on BBC

Two for as long as it takes. SUE BARKER: At this point we welcome

viewers on BBC as our coverage is on BBC Two. Andy and Jamie Murray have

taken the third set to go two sets to one up. So final score is coming

up. If you want to continue