:00:17. > :00:24.The historic city of Ghent is hosting this historic Davis Cup
:00:25. > :00:29.final. Belgium, hoping to win the Davis Cup the first time, stand in
:00:30. > :00:37.front of Britain, hoping to win it for the first time since 1936. After
:00:38. > :00:44.day one it is honours even. I bet you never thought you would see the
:00:45. > :00:52.day again. This performance is suggesting big things this weekend
:00:53. > :01:02.for Great Britain. Belgium)! Goffin has hauled himself back from 2-0
:01:03. > :01:11.down. He has finally enjoyed himself. Big reaction there. Here we
:01:12. > :01:20.go, match number two. Murray is a class above. All going to plan. Good
:01:21. > :01:28.job from Murray. One down, two to go. Stepping up again for his
:01:29. > :01:36.country. Yesterday, Kyle Edmund looked on course to achieve one of
:01:37. > :01:40.the biggest upsets in Davis Cup victory but David Goffin turned it
:01:41. > :01:46.round. Andy Murray got through his match. Here at the Flanders Expo we
:01:47. > :01:51.join the countdown to the curtain falling on the second day of
:01:52. > :01:57.competition. Stand by. This will get a big cheer.
:01:58. > :02:15.What an atmosphere here at the Flanders Expo. This is why the Davis
:02:16. > :02:27.Cup is so special, they are not playing for themselves. This is
:02:28. > :02:33.about teamwork. Whoever wins this match is the overwhelming favourite
:02:34. > :02:37.to win the tie. Andy Murray and Jamie Murray have so much
:02:38. > :02:42.experience. They are up against Darcis and Goffin, the most
:02:43. > :02:48.experienced Belgian players. Everybody knows how important this
:02:49. > :02:52.match today. Joining me, former Davis Cup player Jamie Baker and
:02:53. > :02:58.current Davis Cup player donning a lot. I know that you would love to
:02:59. > :03:00.be out there. They are a great combination. They know each other
:03:01. > :03:05.well as brothers but they combine well on the court has well. You
:03:06. > :03:14.cannot beat years of experience playing together, against each
:03:15. > :03:21.other, and when it comes to the crunch match you want that bond.
:03:22. > :03:24.Obviously in the best position to win this match. This is a must win
:03:25. > :03:31.match. Everybody knows how important it is. Absolutely. The Murray
:03:32. > :03:36.brothers are definitely favourites but Darcis lost this atmosphere. The
:03:37. > :03:40.British players are overwhelming favourites but a lot of the play
:03:41. > :03:46.will be directed to Jamie. Maybe not. He is exceptional at the net.
:03:47. > :03:54.Here we go. John Lloyd and Andrew Castle taking us through the match.
:03:55. > :04:06.Thank you very much indeed. Another big day in British tennis. Win this
:04:07. > :04:07.match, win the Davis Cup. Virtually. Cannot see a way that Goffin is
:04:08. > :04:27.going to beat Andy Murray. A lot can happen. Twisted ankle.
:04:28. > :04:31.Darcis and Goffin have never played Davis Cup doubles together. They
:04:32. > :04:35.might play well together. Goffin might have said to the captain, I
:04:36. > :04:41.want to play, I am your number one player, I won yesterday, throw me
:04:42. > :04:42.in. Ruben Bemelmans probably upset to be left out but it is part of
:04:43. > :05:19.being in the team. Captain Leon Smith, and the Stirling
:05:20. > :05:26.University barmy Army are here once again. They have unbelievable
:05:27. > :05:29.stamina and -- unbelievable stamina. Ruben Bemelmans will probably have
:05:30. > :05:34.been expecting a run out in the doubles. He has got the touch, he is
:05:35. > :05:39.left-handed. Surprised he wasn't picked? I think he has the side at
:05:40. > :05:45.he needs to win one of these next two matches and the doubles is the
:05:46. > :06:01.better chance than Goffin beating Andy Murray and I think he is right.
:06:02. > :06:03.I think he has decided that as the rest, the way to get the second
:06:04. > :06:27.robber on-board. Goffin has played one doubles match
:06:28. > :06:30.back in the USA, he played with Ruben Bemelmans against Colin
:06:31. > :06:57.Fleming and Ross Hutchins. You can see he is staying back and
:06:58. > :07:00.even though that did not work for Jamie Murray we will see a lot of
:07:01. > :07:04.those types of crosses from Jamie Murray with him staying back. It's
:07:05. > :07:08.an interesting tactic but he feels he has a better chance of winning
:07:09. > :07:23.the ground stroke rallies manservant volleying.
:07:24. > :07:31.That aside, quite frankly, he will have more luck when playing against
:07:32. > :07:36.Jamie Murray. He will fancy his chances. Andy Murray trying to get
:07:37. > :07:44.involved and crossing at the wrong time. This lot were out very late
:07:45. > :07:47.last night. I did see a plastic union Jack hat floating down the
:07:48. > :08:25.river in the centre of Ghent. Beautiful rally. He was a very
:08:26. > :08:34.different player, Goffin, when he made his debut he had come off a
:08:35. > :08:40.pretty decent run. Just strikes the ball well.
:08:41. > :08:45.Darcis playing the left side. He has beaten Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon,
:08:46. > :08:51.you need say no more. This is the British serve, if there
:08:52. > :09:06.is a weak link it is perhaps here. He is bound to be nervous. On the
:09:07. > :09:10.clay, Jamie Murray's second serve can set a little bit and if you are
:09:11. > :09:18.playing fast indoor as it goes through the court but here it is
:09:19. > :09:31.going to stick up and you will need to get a lot of first serves in.
:09:32. > :09:40.That was a very important pick-up right there. You're staring at 0-30
:09:41. > :09:46.in your first service game. Excellent reflex volley. The server
:09:47. > :09:52.has come under pressure on a clay court because it is slow, the ball
:09:53. > :09:54.is not going to hit the surface, you're required to construct rallies
:09:55. > :12:14.and hit three or four good shots. That second serve really just sat
:12:15. > :12:38.there. Just kicks up. Look how much time he's got.
:12:39. > :12:53.The Murray brothers are playing against two players with lovely
:12:54. > :12:55.hands, good feel. Clay court away from home, Davis Cup final, nobody
:12:56. > :13:14.said it would be used. That is a good hold for Jamie
:13:15. > :13:21.Murray. Take a look at this, you will enjoy it. This is from Tim
:13:22. > :13:26.Henman. Who is more difficult to play doubles with? I think I enjoyed
:13:27. > :13:28.doing it with my brother more. The play doubles with? I think I enjoyed
:13:29. > :13:34.doing it with my brother more. The other night he used to love playing
:13:35. > :13:37.with Tim. This is from Sir Alex Ferguson, what is your thought
:13:38. > :13:43.process when you lose a big point? I try not to think too much about what
:13:44. > :13:50.happened. In the heat of the moment it is difficult to think about other
:13:51. > :13:58.things. This is from David Haye, who would you enter the ring with if it
:13:59. > :14:02.was another tennis player? Yellow Mack Tim Henman. I would like that I
:14:03. > :14:11.would like to give him a couple of slats. In Australia, that was
:14:12. > :14:14.incredible. When I played doubles with Novak Djokovic it was out of
:14:15. > :14:22.control. Mine had its moments as well. Who would win a wrestling
:14:23. > :14:26.match? I held all the belts in the household. Yellow Mack he would only
:14:27. > :14:35.let me win when we were fighting for the women's belt which he thought
:14:36. > :14:41.was hilarious. The secret to the Murray household all coming out.
:14:42. > :15:00.They all want to hit him. -- Tim Henman.
:15:01. > :15:14.That is where Goffin is not at his best, at the net. What a message
:15:15. > :15:15.that was as well. Could hit it anywhere and they just went right at
:15:16. > :15:43.him. The volley was not great. I tell you who else is unbeaten on
:15:44. > :15:44.the run to the final, Goffin. He has won all those singles. Including
:15:45. > :16:21.yesterday. That is not going to last for long,
:16:22. > :16:27.two bad returns of server from Andy Murray. He will start reading this
:16:28. > :16:28.serve and those returns will be directed in a lot more dangerous
:16:29. > :17:21.positions than those two were. I remember those twins, they were in
:17:22. > :17:47.the previous match. They are both going to be GPs.
:17:48. > :17:53.Where am I going to serve to Andy, he is asking. An idea might be the
:17:54. > :18:05.body. You serve to his forehand or
:18:06. > :18:12.backhand and you have a risk on your hand. You might be able to tuck him
:18:13. > :18:15.up if you get the body. It is an early part of the match but it is
:18:16. > :18:21.developing into a match between the baseline is and the volley is. --
:18:22. > :18:25.the baseline players and the volley players. The Belgians will stay back
:18:26. > :18:29.and direct heavy groundstrokes and the British players are trying to
:18:30. > :18:31.get into the net. It should be fun because you have got contrast in
:18:32. > :18:44.styles, which we all like to see. Andy Murray did not play in the
:18:45. > :18:51.doubles in the first match of the year against the United States,
:18:52. > :18:55.because James Ward had done such heroics, he rested on the second day
:18:56. > :18:57.and came out and won the fourth match. But he played in the other
:18:58. > :19:17.ones. This pair have never played Davis
:19:18. > :19:18.Cup together. Ruben Bemelmans sets up the side, having got them here in
:19:19. > :19:46.the doubles. -- setting up the site. He would have had a big say in the
:19:47. > :19:53.decision as to who plays doubles. Grand Slam and Davis Cup winner.
:19:54. > :19:54.Brilliant at doubles with axe accession -- with a succession of
:19:55. > :20:26.partners. Jeremy Bates on the right of your
:20:27. > :20:44.screen. He was a good Davis Cup player and
:20:45. > :20:48.one a lot of tough single matches. Has been a long time coming. This
:20:49. > :20:58.run has taken Britain to the Davis Cup final. For all they talk about
:20:59. > :21:05.the team and everything else, you've got to play like Andy Murray, you
:21:06. > :21:13.see that little opening and you've got to reach for it. That is what
:21:14. > :21:26.they've done this year. You can only do that, brilliantly. You still got
:21:27. > :22:03.to win the matches. Rafael Nadal is in the group down with Spain.
:22:04. > :22:12.Second time Andy Murray has tried that. Goffin is brilliant from the
:22:13. > :22:17.back of the court. He does not hit the ball at 1000 mph but he has
:22:18. > :22:20.talent with the racket. The sort of player that if he was playing with a
:22:21. > :22:26.wooden racket, you would have been a player. Those crosses are not paying
:22:27. > :22:31.off in the moment but in the long run it is throwing out that message
:22:32. > :23:24.to the Belgians. I am going to make these moves.
:23:25. > :23:32.on that lob yet, Jamie Murray, and it is one
:23:33. > :24:06.I could watch Goffin all day long. things, I think it. It is to
:24:07. > :24:11.I could watch Goffin all day long. Both of these guys have hands from
:24:12. > :24:20.the back of the grid. But over five sets you would rather be at the net
:24:21. > :24:27.in doubles. I agree. With Andy Murray, they are both tall men. It
:24:28. > :25:10.is difficult to do that. He is almost touching the net there.
:25:11. > :25:13.He is so close. The volley became pretty easy. The player at the net
:25:14. > :27:29.has got no chance. This is a shot to keep your eye on
:27:30. > :27:40.over the course of the match. He likes that reverse forehand.
:27:41. > :27:45.He hit it again there and he hit it well, but Goffin missing a couple of
:27:46. > :27:49.balls and Great Britain have another game on the ball. That another game
:27:50. > :27:53.on the board. No breaks of serve yet.
:27:54. > :27:59.Looking at the merits of these two nations, this is the World Cup of
:28:00. > :28:10.tennis, the Davis Cup. Looking at the relative merits, there are
:28:11. > :28:18.important players who are not products of the system, the Belgian
:28:19. > :28:23.players are. Belgium have got five players in the top 200, we have
:28:24. > :28:30.four. They have seven in the 250, we still only have four. Behind Andy
:28:31. > :28:44.Murray we are minnows. Doubles we are very strong. The Davis Cup is
:28:45. > :28:47.set up to suit Great Britain. So many great doubles players. You need
:28:48. > :28:53.to hope Andy Murray stays around as long as Roger Federer because at the
:28:54. > :28:59.moment, we have some good players but players of that ability, how
:29:00. > :29:07.long does that come along? Not very often.
:29:08. > :29:10.It needs to be inspirational to see your best players in the final of
:29:11. > :30:09.the Davis Cup. The good thing for the Murray
:30:10. > :30:14.brothers is that they're playing against two players that don't
:30:15. > :30:30.really have big serves. They're not going to be unreturnable serves.
:30:31. > :30:38.Some variation of spin, pace and direction from both Darcis and
:30:39. > :30:39.Goffin. That's how they get their work done on the serve. They trust
:30:40. > :30:51.their hands. Isn't not Isner and Karlovic down
:30:52. > :31:25.the other end. Certainly. Good quality match so far.
:31:26. > :31:29.Considering how important this match is, I'm surprised how there's not a
:31:30. > :31:35.few more nerves. They've settled pretty quickly.
:31:36. > :31:55.Jamie hurry at the net. Looks like there's such a gap down the tram
:31:56. > :33:01.line. See if Andy goes for big serves,
:33:02. > :33:05.aces or whether he goes for the he making sure he gets his first serve
:33:06. > :33:25.in. Not easy to serve aces on the clay.
:33:26. > :33:31.Oh, how calm was he there. The half-volley was fantastic. He went
:33:32. > :33:38.for depth on that and depth on this, short depth. Magnificent touch.
:33:39. > :33:46.This was a piece of brilliance. The half-volley was more impressive.
:33:47. > :33:56.If he had missed that... #12k34r yeah. What a shot!
:33:57. > :34:57.Well, that is a wonderful piece of work from Darcis. The overhead was
:34:58. > :35:02.so bad from him here, it actually almost hit his frame. It hit the
:35:03. > :35:06.vibration damper. He still, without that in the racquet, I believe
:35:07. > :35:06.that's what happened - he was able to make.
:35:07. > :35:32.It The volley was lovely. He was not going to miss that first
:35:33. > :35:48.serve. He slowed the pace down. So utterly different from last week
:35:49. > :35:55.and the World Tour championships, where clearly this was on his mind.
:35:56. > :35:58.Preparation had taken place on this clay surface for this possibility of
:35:59. > :36:34.another career-defining achievement. Talk to me about the half-volley as
:36:35. > :36:38.well! Absolute demonstration this is, from Andy Murray and yes, the
:36:39. > :36:42.put away was excellent as well. He was practising that one hour before
:36:43. > :36:44.play, that exact play, out of the hand from the back of the court. The
:36:45. > :37:08.half-volley was so aware. What a game! Unreal. A hold from
:37:09. > :37:11.0-30 down. A complete repertoire of half volleys in, there court
:37:12. > :37:15.understanding, of the nature of the game of tennis. He really is
:37:16. > :37:22.brilliant at this game. Jamie played his part as well. I don't mean to
:37:23. > :37:28.eulogise too much, Davis Cup final, 4-4, 0-30 down and you play that -
:37:29. > :37:33.not bad. Yeah, he certainly got them out of jail there. The Belgians were
:37:34. > :37:38.returning magnificently. They sensed the break. Came up with magnificent
:37:39. > :37:42.shots with great reflex Murray at deuce from Jamie Murray, that was a
:37:43. > :37:47.huge point. Excellent point. It's been a fascinating first set, really
:37:48. > :37:52.has. All four players really playing well. After you've had a half chance
:37:53. > :37:56.like, that the Belgians, they'll be disappointed sitting there. The
:37:57. > :37:59.captain has a job to get them up and running in the next game. They were
:38:00. > :38:07.thinking, we could be serving for the first set. It's 0-30. Suddenly,
:38:08. > :38:12.they're serving to stay in the first set. This will be a pressurised
:38:13. > :38:16.couple of points. Jamie Murray is sending a message,
:38:17. > :38:58.running out to the baseline. Come on, serve at me.
:38:59. > :39:04.He's behind you Dom. We'll hear from Jamie Baker at the
:39:05. > :39:08.end of the set. Give us a smile, mate.
:39:09. > :40:05.That's it. Just checking you can hear us.
:40:06. > :40:12.Jamie Murray following the doubles rules, covering the middle. Goffin
:40:13. > :40:24.had to be very accurate and a little fortunate off the top of the net to
:40:25. > :40:29.get the ball passed him. Menacing figure of the Belgium Davis Cup
:40:30. > :40:41.captain. Beat Rusedski at the French once.
:40:42. > :41:29.That's a pity. That was a push. It's the weaker side by far of Jamie
:41:30. > :41:31.Murray. He likes to bunt that ball, chip and come in. Hit the top of the
:41:32. > :42:44.net. There -- net there. Oh, he's missed that. You can see
:42:45. > :43:04.the mark out wide. Murray gets the lob in. Finds his
:43:05. > :43:21.range, covers the middle. Darcis goes for the narrow bit and misses.
:43:22. > :43:42.First set Great Britain! Murray and Murray one up and on the way.
:43:43. > :43:48.That's what we were talking about, John, you do not want to be at the
:43:49. > :43:53.back of the court hitting ground strokes in that situation. The
:43:54. > :43:58.Murrays are set up. Let's join Jamie Baker. This is some atmosphere down
:43:59. > :44:01.here, having played a few Davis Cup ties, it's amazing to be here as
:44:02. > :44:05.part of the final. We can see we have the same group of supporters we
:44:06. > :44:10.had here yesterday making tremendous noise. We also have, if we can pan
:44:11. > :44:15.across to the other side of the court, there's a lot of, more banks
:44:16. > :44:20.of blue today. I mean, I don't know who's in charge of the ticket
:44:21. > :44:26.configure, but if I were the home team, I wouldn't want that many. I
:44:27. > :44:30.wouldn't want that many British people at the front of the court.
:44:31. > :44:35.What is very interesting in this match so far, is the way Goffin
:44:36. > :44:38.actually started. I felt like he was much more comfortable, like he was
:44:39. > :44:42.more comfortable sharing the responsibility with his Big Brother.
:44:43. > :44:45.Having said that, with the good start, they're still a set down.
:44:46. > :44:51.Though the Murrays are favourites here, the court is going to play a
:44:52. > :44:55.leveller. That's a huge first set for them to get. That will keep the
:44:56. > :44:58.Brits singing and see how the rest of the match pans out.
:44:59. > :45:02.Jamie, thank you. Making a good point about the crowd on either side
:45:03. > :45:05.and where the tickets came from. So many people on Twitter desperate to
:45:06. > :45:09.get hold of tickets. Everyone talking to everyone else and lots of
:45:10. > :45:14.supporters and fan groups. Seems like there's been a lot more than
:45:15. > :45:19.just 10% of this 13,000. Yeah! There's a lot of Brits who pretended
:45:20. > :45:23.to be Belgiums. Maybe that's what it is.
:45:24. > :45:26.I've spoken to so many of them this morning, wandering around the town.
:45:27. > :45:30.They're in the hotel, making their way into the Expo. It's the nature
:45:31. > :45:34.of the support as well. It's been there every step of the way. Barmy
:45:35. > :45:38.army, even though many of you find their horns and drums and wigs and
:45:39. > :47:00.everything irritating, they're very helpful. Great fun.
:47:01. > :47:05.Britain electing their strongest server to open up the second set.
:47:06. > :47:08.Can you change the order of serving in doubles, change in the ends if
:47:09. > :47:13.you fancy it. That's what they've done.
:47:14. > :47:15.The doubles specialist coach and Nick Wheel, a part of the coaching
:47:16. > :47:26.staff, on the side lines. Carlos Ramos in the chair once
:47:27. > :48:24.again. World class volleying there from
:48:25. > :48:26.both players. It's a brick wall imported directly from Dunblane,
:48:27. > :48:30.that one! They weren't going anywhere.
:48:31. > :49:08.Lovely control. Perfect technique as well.
:49:09. > :49:17.Another great Belgian player. For so long women's tennis in this country,
:49:18. > :49:22.the biggest sport. Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin, trail blazers. Over
:49:23. > :49:28.the years they've had some Belgian tennis players on the side as well.
:49:29. > :49:37.Philip de Wolff, not a superstar compared to the women's players
:49:38. > :49:43.they've had. Dick Norman, you remember the of 6'10" doubles
:49:44. > :50:15.player. You have the Roccas brothers. Malise.
:50:16. > :50:40.A big game for the Belgians here. That's a terrible volley.
:50:41. > :50:51.Did you see at the top of your picture, Andy Murray, he must have
:50:52. > :50:56.been 35 foot beyond and outside the baseline and tramlines. He's left a
:50:57. > :50:57.mark on the court, looks like a jumbo jet landing down there.
:50:58. > :51:26.Fantastic! So good.
:51:27. > :51:33.Since the hold of serve in the first set, from 0-30 down, at 4-4, it's
:51:34. > :51:37.been all Andy and Jamie Murray. Grandparents delighted. Proper head
:51:38. > :51:57.gear. That's better. Come on.
:51:58. > :52:58.Taking the view perhaps that anything is better than hitting it
:52:59. > :53:06.to Andy at anything is better than hitting it
:53:07. > :53:19.serve. Goffin for the support there. That was an
:53:20. > :53:29.serve. Goffin for the support there. Darcis with the forehand going right
:53:30. > :53:29.at Steps into that first serve. Quite
:53:30. > :53:57.against Belgium. We're in Ghent. Steps into that first serve. Quite
:53:58. > :53:58.unusual from Jamie Murray. Always gets in nice and close. Quality
:53:59. > :54:23.return. Unusual, two backhand volleys,
:54:24. > :54:28.that's his best side too Jamie Murray. That was not an easy volley.
:54:29. > :54:31.Just meant to get it - you have to hit the volley deep or you'll come
:54:32. > :54:40.under pressure. He just overcooked it a bit.
:54:41. > :54:46.Huge debt of gratitude from British tennis to outy Murray.
:54:47. > :55:13.-- Judy Murray. Wide. More like a badminton rally.
:55:14. > :55:17.That was a point the Belgians should have won. I don't know how the Brits
:55:18. > :55:20.got out of that. That was a big point. Should never have lost it.
:55:21. > :55:33.Great pick up there. Again Jamie Murray, even though he
:55:34. > :55:35.had a waft at one, he was back over threatening with that left arm
:55:36. > :56:20.stretched out. He looks like he's having great fun
:56:21. > :56:25.watching it. Dan Evans on the right and James Ward on the left, who had
:56:26. > :56:30.to suffer the disappointment after heroics in the Davis Cup earlier
:56:31. > :56:35.this year. Not picked in the semifinal. Not picked in the final.
:56:36. > :56:51.But he is on the team. He's acted like a gent throughout.
:56:52. > :57:32.Another backhand volley. Three errors on that side from Jamie
:57:33. > :57:46.Murray. Normally errors on that side from Jamie
:57:47. > :57:57.should have taken command Goffin doing better there on that
:57:58. > :58:21.more damage with. A more Goffin doing better there on that
:58:22. > :58:26.return. There's been occasions where he's just taken his eye off the ball
:58:27. > :58:30.because he's seen Andy Murray poach or cross. He's missed him. On that
:58:31. > :58:34.one he made up his mind, I'm going down-the-line no matter what. You
:58:35. > :58:43.have to do that when you have players that cross as much.
:58:44. > :59:51.Most double faults for Great Britain coming from the racquet of Jamie
:59:52. > :00:24.Murray. It's a break point. It has sort of been coming. He had a
:00:25. > :00:33.few opportunities and they finally took one.
:00:34. > :00:47.You're going to get drops and that was probably Jamie Murray's worst
:00:48. > :00:55.game. He has played very well so far but sometimes it can happen. Just
:00:56. > :00:56.lose concentration. Just for a few seconds, and that is enough to lose
:00:57. > :01:15.a game. Goffin ... He beat the former world junior
:01:16. > :01:21.champion against Canada. Yesterday he beat Kyle Edmund from two sets
:01:22. > :01:29.down. He is going for an unbeaten run in the Davis Cup. That would be
:01:30. > :01:38.a historic achievement. After playing that match yesterday, he was
:01:39. > :01:43.so bad, all credit to Kyle Edmund. He somehow found a way to win. It
:01:44. > :01:56.was almost the best they can that could happen. The pressure was
:01:57. > :02:07.immense. The papers have written it up as a heroic effort. He has
:02:08. > :02:09.enjoyed himself out here. He looked like he had seen a ghost after the
:02:10. > :02:31.first hour. Again, we talked about this in the
:02:32. > :02:37.first set. The Belgians, if you lose a break to them, they don't have big
:02:38. > :02:40.serves. It is not like some players, that is the end of the set,
:02:41. > :05:43.they know they will have chances. What a pint! Great footwork from all
:05:44. > :06:08.four players. Superb athleticism. Into a short
:06:09. > :06:18.ball, back up again, it was unbelievable. Good tennis.
:06:19. > :07:25.A lot more pace on Andy Murray's server than the other players. His
:07:26. > :07:27.really goes through the court. It is not easy to have a hit at when he is
:07:28. > :08:24.serving like this. The World Cup of tennis. So many
:08:25. > :08:29.nations competing in so many different groups. Great Britain are
:08:30. > :08:36.back into the world group after so many years out of it. Not only were
:08:37. > :08:44.they in the world group, they won a first round match. That is the last
:08:45. > :08:50.16. After that, the other grand slam nations, France and Australia, and
:08:51. > :09:03.it all comes down to the Davis Cup final. Not since 1938 has Davis Cup
:09:04. > :09:16.victory come to Britain. Bunny Austin lost in the final before Fred
:09:17. > :09:21.Perry wrapped it up. I think it's a great advert for tennis. It is a
:09:22. > :09:25.shame that there are so many weeks required every year. It is why the
:09:26. > :09:27.top players don't play every year. This year, the toughest player is
:09:28. > :09:46.Andy Murray. The man beside me played John
:09:47. > :09:53.McEnroe in the Davis Cup. He was fantastic to watch.
:09:54. > :09:59.It was not quite the same in terms of a global spectator event was it
:10:00. > :10:04.picking up? And offers many countries played but it was,
:10:05. > :10:36.everybody played in those days. It was a different things.
:10:37. > :10:50.Superb. Sometimes you need to stay about a foot behind the line.
:10:51. > :11:03.Lovely shot. They once threw money at me in Mexico. I picked them up. I
:11:04. > :11:10.did as well. It was good. Pay for a few drinks.
:11:11. > :11:17.That is a strange shot selection. He is not too happy with him self --
:11:18. > :12:01.with himself. You have break point serving to Andy
:12:02. > :12:06.Murray, that is not a site you want to see.
:12:07. > :12:19.Normally does not miss those sorts of returns. Rushed the forehand a
:12:20. > :13:24.little bit. I think he was trying to hit it and move on.
:13:25. > :13:32.What a fabulous way to finish it. The backhand return was not bad.
:13:33. > :13:40.Taking position at the net and you know as soon as that happens it is a
:13:41. > :13:41.goner. The server on break point down, directing it to Murray's
:13:42. > :14:01.forehand was a great decision. That is a big hauled from the man
:14:02. > :14:08.who beat Graf in Wimbledon in 2013. -- who beat Rafael Vidal. -- and
:14:09. > :14:25.Rafael Nadal. He's one to A level clay-court
:14:26. > :14:57.event, Darcis at this year. Talking about serve direction and
:14:58. > :16:16.whether or not his partner will go or not.
:16:17. > :16:30.Tidy hold, and Great Britain hang in there in the second set. The
:16:31. > :16:37.Belgians need to hold twice from here. It is full of tennis, it is
:16:38. > :16:44.not like playing on a grass court, you get plenty of chances. It is not
:16:45. > :16:52.easy, they don't get many free points on the serve. I'm surprised
:16:53. > :16:57.Andy Murray hip that -- missed that forehand on the last break point
:16:58. > :16:58.they had. He will not make that mistake if they get another chance,
:16:59. > :17:21.I'm sure. The Maoris did not come here to lose
:17:22. > :17:35.this -- the Murray brothers. Everybody talks about it as being a
:17:36. > :17:50.sacrifice but I think they are having the time of their lives.
:17:51. > :18:14.Just in case the Murray brothers can lip read French...
:18:15. > :18:27.That is the risk you take. But players feel they are athletic
:18:28. > :18:33.enough, they can take the chance. With a lot like that, that is that
:18:34. > :18:45.accurate, you have got to get some to get it over your head.
:18:46. > :20:10.He's playing that a lot today, the drop volley.
:20:11. > :20:23.That looked like odds on. That was going to be two break points. Not
:20:24. > :20:40.sure what happened there. Was it the lights? That is what I
:20:41. > :20:41.wondered. He looked up afterwards. I think Leon Smith was annoyed by the
:20:42. > :21:11.lights. Snatch that that one. If you make
:21:12. > :21:18.that crosscourt return, the lights at the side become quite a big
:21:19. > :21:19.factor. They would be at home at a concert, they really are very bright
:21:20. > :22:01.at the side. This final is not a foregone
:22:02. > :22:06.conclusion. Tomorrow, the best players will play each other, Murray
:22:07. > :22:07.and Goffin. And if required, there will be a fifth match to decide the
:22:08. > :22:41.Davis Cup. Kyle Edmund on the left-hand side,
:22:42. > :22:50.losing in five sets to Goffin. You can see how much that had an effect.
:22:51. > :24:17.May well play a fifth match if required.
:24:18. > :25:26.It is a moment of truth for the Belgian team.
:25:27. > :25:34.Steve Darcis will come out to serve. These are the moments you
:25:35. > :25:41.practice, where you watch your concentration and you focus on your
:25:42. > :25:46.own game. The first couple of points here, if Britain can get something
:25:47. > :25:52.going, he's going to get nervous. He suffered a break point in his last
:25:53. > :25:57.service game and he will not expect this to be easy. The first point
:25:58. > :26:06.becomes critical because you are serving to Jamie Murray. It could
:26:07. > :26:31.become daunting when Andy Murray is coming at you from 0-15.
:26:32. > :26:35.This game is an important one in this tie, it really is. If Belgium
:26:36. > :27:05.hold they will make it 1-1. I don't know whether that was
:27:06. > :27:18.dropping in or out. Could not get out of the way.
:27:19. > :27:42.What a shot that was. Loves that reverse forehand, absolutely loves
:27:43. > :27:51.rolling it that way. Call the line. So far off the court when he hits
:27:52. > :28:20.this. Unbelievable. There was not much room to a match.
:28:21. > :28:42.Not showing any nerves at all in this game.
:28:43. > :28:50.That is an amazing game from the Belgian team. Under the greatest of
:28:51. > :28:57.pressure, serving at 5-4. Four straight points. This tie is
:28:58. > :29:05.absolutely in the balance. Would you dare go anywhere. What an afternoon
:29:06. > :29:16.of tennis this has turned into. Basically it is best-of-3. Whoever
:29:17. > :29:21.wins this is odds-on favourite. Let's go downstairs. Jamie Baker.
:29:22. > :29:26.There are so many different aspects to the rise of the GB Davis Cup
:29:27. > :29:31.team. I want to focus on the doubles. Throughout the course of
:29:32. > :29:42.the last few years, whoever it has been, all the top 30 players, they
:29:43. > :29:48.have remained there. I am going to bring in Colin. Just talking about
:29:49. > :29:54.the impact Louis has had. What has he done that has been so effective?
:29:55. > :29:58.Tactically he is so smart. He watches all these guys play.
:29:59. > :30:06.Countless videos of the opponents. He gives them a clear game plan.
:30:07. > :30:10.What about this match? What do the boys need to do? It is really tough.
:30:11. > :30:14.The other guys are playing really well and it is almost like Jamie and
:30:15. > :30:18.Andy Murray are not quite gelling at the same time. Jamie is making a
:30:19. > :30:21.couple of returns and then Andy misses or vice versa. If they can
:30:22. > :30:26.link together then they can come through for sure.
:30:27. > :30:35.Yes, credit where it's due. Doubles special, talking about all sorts of
:30:36. > :30:38.things, service direction, whether people go or not, come in. It's a
:30:39. > :30:49.science these days. So set three, it's one set all here
:30:50. > :31:28.in Ghent. Lock at the gift he has with the
:31:29. > :32:50.ball. 24 years of age. Number 16 in the world.
:32:51. > :32:56.This shot looks a little bit like it's lucky the way he hits it. But
:32:57. > :33:01.it isn't. They practice these drills where they stand half court and they
:33:02. > :33:03.belt balls right at you. You reflex volleys all over the place at
:33:04. > :33:28.angles. ( We just heard from Colin Beacher
:33:29. > :33:32.with Jamie Baker. They just got this basset cough balls, there's --
:33:33. > :33:40.basket of balls, there's one ball after another. Hit, hit, hit U have
:33:41. > :33:44.to stabilise your body, control the racquet head and make those volleys.
:33:45. > :33:50.It's not rocket science. That's the training that you have to do.
:33:51. > :33:52.Exactly. A lot of people don't do that. You have to do that. I've seen
:33:53. > :33:54.when they practice like this, and the balls are coming at you, the
:33:55. > :33:58.speeds are amazing. You think one of these days, they're going to mistime
:33:59. > :34:02.it and it's going to hit them on the head and knock them out. They stand
:34:03. > :34:04.there and get used to these reflex drills. On big points, one of those
:34:05. > :34:51.can literally turn a match. Oh, that's lovely. He reminds me so
:34:52. > :34:54.much of Michael Pernfors. The lovely hands, the ability to play the right
:34:55. > :34:58.shot at the right time. Britain hanging in. They take the net back.
:34:59. > :35:00.You think it's going to be an advantage, but then, Goffin pops up.
:35:01. > :35:08.Just takes it early there. This surface is the best surface for
:35:09. > :35:10.watching doubles. You can't put the ball away so easy. There's rallies
:35:11. > :35:20.all the time. Touched it. The vast majority in
:35:21. > :35:24.this crowd play doubles at their clubs. They love to see these sort
:35:25. > :35:28.of exchanges. It's not just serve and winner,
:35:29. > :35:54.mistakes. There's a lot of rallies going on here.
:35:55. > :36:01.Never played a Davis Cup doubles together, these two. Jamie and Andy
:36:02. > :36:07.have. The Belgiums never. Inspired call. Johan Van Herck is the Belgium
:36:08. > :37:46.Davis Cup captain. The top-ranged Belgium playing Andy
:37:47. > :37:49.Murray tomorrow, as the two number ones take each other on, BBC Two,
:37:50. > :38:03.11. 50 on Sunday. Join us for that. Nobody heard that.
:38:04. > :38:04.Carlos Ramos and Andy Murray have had words already during this tie in
:38:05. > :38:17.the singles. 28 years at the top of his game.
:38:18. > :38:22.Next year Wimbledon will be his 25th at SW19.
:38:23. > :38:36.He's seen some conflict across a net in his time.
:38:37. > :38:46.This is a tough phase, this next 20 minutes, for the British pair.
:38:47. > :39:10.The home team feel slightly on the up, at the moment.
:39:11. > :39:16.It's a call from the chair. It is wide. There won't be much of a mark
:39:17. > :39:32.there. Andy saying, I reckon that's out. Carlos will have a look at it.
:39:33. > :40:42.Slight mis-hit there. But got away no time to react. That
:40:43. > :40:49.Slight mis-hit there. But got away with it.
:40:50. > :40:53.These are major moments for Britain's hopes of winning the Davis
:40:54. > :40:59.Cup. Belgium's too mind you. There's the Frenchman, helping with the
:41:00. > :41:02.coaching of the Belgian team. This is going south fast as far as GB are
:41:03. > :41:19.concerned. Belgium are loving life, a break up,
:41:20. > :41:37.third set. It was the one worry, the Jamie
:41:38. > :41:41.Murray serve on this clay court sitting up. That's been a little bit
:41:42. > :41:45.of a problem. Two breaks on his serve. He's looked a bit vulnerable.
:41:46. > :41:50.He's not volleying badly or anything. But he's having to hit so
:41:51. > :41:53.many balls off his shoe laces, because they've just got enough
:41:54. > :41:56.time, especially if he misses his first serve, to get set on the
:41:57. > :42:03.second. They're causing real problems on the return of serve now.
:42:04. > :42:07.This is all a bit different than the final that GB played against
:42:08. > :42:12.Belgium. It was the first time the Davis Cup final had been played
:42:13. > :42:26.outside of the United States, back in 1904. The United States forgot to
:42:27. > :42:30.enter that year. It started at the Longwood cricket club in Boston.
:42:31. > :42:36.It's a competition with history and tradition. We're not seeing anything
:42:37. > :42:45.this year that we don't see every year, absolute commitment. These
:42:46. > :42:50.players want it so badly. It can shatter the spirit when you go down
:42:51. > :43:02.in Davis Cup. Britain now really under the cosh.
:43:03. > :43:14.Andy and Jamie Murray's characters tested once again.
:43:15. > :43:22.This is where I think we'll see Andy Murray up his game here.
:43:23. > :43:26.Doesn't play a lot of doubles throughout the year, but he's very
:43:27. > :44:37.good at it. Superb. Get his confidence back a
:44:38. > :45:35.bit. Glorious volley. Brave angle. Braver than perhaps he
:45:36. > :46:16.intended. Still two break points. Coming through a test is what
:46:17. > :46:22.they're all about. Both players' standards flying up there, almost as
:46:23. > :46:24.if they'd had such a shock losing their own serve, it is frightening
:46:25. > :48:18.when it happens. Back on serve now. Murray showing he's really the only
:48:19. > :48:22.player on the court that can get some free points on his serve. He's
:48:23. > :48:26.just got that extra pace. Better direction. Lovely seeing the
:48:27. > :48:38.side spin on that as well. Looks like a call centre behind Andy
:48:39. > :49:11.Murray. How can they be up at 5. 30am,
:49:12. > :49:20.running around Ghent? Then back up for this again.
:49:21. > :49:25.Well left, good call. Two straight games for Great Britain. They keep
:49:26. > :49:32.their noses in front in this third set.
:49:33. > :49:38.Earlier on in November when the attacks took place, the dreadful
:49:39. > :49:43.attacks in Paris, there were huge question marks as the investigation
:49:44. > :49:49.into the attacks progressed and they led to 35 miles away in Brussels. Of
:49:50. > :49:52.course, this tie was on, security arrangements, extra ones, were made
:49:53. > :49:55.and there were questions, even earlier on this week as to whether
:49:56. > :50:00.the tie would take place. Britain delayed by 24 hours, their arrival,
:50:01. > :50:04.in this city. But it has done a fabulous job of hosting it. There
:50:05. > :50:09.are one or two inconveniences coming in, but they're pretty minimum. It's
:50:10. > :50:14.just a triumph really that people will not be defeated. They will
:50:15. > :50:19.carry on. They will go about their lives and enjoy their
:50:20. > :50:25.entertainmentment ---ants Tainment. You -- entertainment. You were in
:50:26. > :50:28.the States when that went on. No doubt the coverage was there as
:50:29. > :50:33.well. There was a question whether this would go ahead. Absolutely,
:50:34. > :50:42.yes. The size of his face! Whose idea were those? A massive Davis
:50:43. > :50:44.Cup. A huge Goffin head. They're very good, though. As soon as play
:50:45. > :50:58.starts, it goes back down again. I called something a tuba at Queen's
:50:59. > :51:02.Club, when I shouldn't have done, I won't name any of the instruments
:51:03. > :51:13.here. Can I tell a drum when I see one!
:51:14. > :51:19.They've been nearly two hours on court with the warm-up as well.
:51:20. > :52:19.The crowd a bit fidgety here. That's a superb return of serve, off
:52:20. > :52:27.a first serve. They're so deep, right in the corner from Murray. He
:52:28. > :52:28.returned that deep, not much an opponent can do on the next ball.
:52:29. > :52:50.Excellent play. Just the difference between the two
:52:51. > :52:53.brothers there, after this return, Jamie Murray charges into the net.
:52:54. > :52:57.Andy stays back, where he's comfortable.
:52:58. > :53:04.Steve Darcis has won two doubles matches all year. He's only won two
:53:05. > :53:23.Davis Cup doubles matches ever. He looks way too good for that.
:53:24. > :53:32.Loves that volley. Backspin on that one. It's a smart volley on clay.
:53:33. > :53:37.You have to hit it well. It's better to hit the short volleys as long as
:53:38. > :53:40.it stays low. If you volley back deep and there's not enough pace on
:53:41. > :53:45.it, it gives a hit for the two fellows at the baseline to crank a
:53:46. > :53:47.ground stroke. You can't do anything with this sort
:53:48. > :54:08.of shot, it's unplayable. Just wide. A late call. I was
:54:09. > :54:13.watching the guy at the back. I think he called "out" but then
:54:14. > :54:16.corrected himself. Have a look at the guy behind - oh,
:54:17. > :54:27.no, behind Goffin here. Depends how far the ball compresses
:54:28. > :55:00.down whether that's in or not. Watch the guy at the back there. He
:55:01. > :55:03.said "out". I think he said out. Has he overruled himself or called it
:55:04. > :55:13.out? I don't know. Carlos will tell us. Tough call. Very tough.
:55:14. > :55:16.UMPIRE: Ladies and gentleman, the line umpire made an out call. The
:55:17. > :55:37.ball was good. We have to replay the point.
:55:38. > :55:42.Well played Jamie Murray. He wasn't going to hang around at the back of
:55:43. > :55:59.the court too long trading groundies there.
:56:00. > :56:04.For a second successive break of the Belgium serve. Goffin serves to Andy
:56:05. > :56:26.Murray. Fabulous return. Jamie all over the
:56:27. > :56:31.net. It was the speed of movement from Jamie that really shocked the
:56:32. > :56:36.opposition. What a return. It was such a good combination. Andy
:56:37. > :56:39.Murray's doing the you know, the work to manoeuvre the point into
:56:40. > :56:44.position. Then Jamie takes the glory. I don't mean that in a bad
:56:45. > :56:48.way. He's at the net finishing off a great return of serve from Andy. Did
:56:49. > :56:55.that two or three times. Excellent game.
:56:56. > :56:58.This is the big game here. If he hold this game, with Murray serving,
:56:59. > :58:42.if necessary, we should be OK. Bit of a gap there. Andy wasn't
:58:43. > :58:49.covering over enough in the middle here. Trouble is, Darcis has so
:58:50. > :58:52.often played the reverse forehand. Andy Murray should have come to the
:58:53. > :58:56.middle and covered that six foot rope I was talking about. Bit
:58:57. > :58:59.concerned about the reverse forehand. Yes, but I have to play.
:59:00. > :59:12.That's the lowest part of the net. You have to cover that.
:59:13. > :59:20.Tough. Middle of the court again. Low part of the net. Don't think
:59:21. > :59:31.about your opponents, just hit it. Watch the ball. Belgium following
:59:32. > :59:35.the rules, two great points. Since when did holding serve become
:59:36. > :59:57.so difficult? This is clay court doubles. Davis Cup!
:59:58. > :00:09.Goffin was brilliant in that game. That is four breaks of serve.
:00:10. > :00:32.It is almost two hours, we are in the middle of the third set.
:00:33. > :00:38.If we cannot distil all the knowledge on the bench and filter it
:00:39. > :00:43.out to the country and start producing players after this it is
:00:44. > :00:54.just a disgrace. You cannot let this opportunity go. Wonderful for both
:00:55. > :01:43.nations. Once again, use or want that first
:01:44. > :01:52.point. A bit rushed there on that return of serve. Murray has not
:01:53. > :02:23.missed a return for a while. Andy Murray is not missing on the
:02:24. > :02:49.return of serve. This time, Jamie Murray take the
:02:50. > :03:01.starring role! He was only going in one direction.
:03:02. > :03:04.If they break, they know more than anyone who will be serving for the
:03:05. > :03:39.lead. Two awful follies. What a break that
:03:40. > :03:49.was. Andy Murray serving for the set. There is nothing you can do.
:03:50. > :04:00.Trying to break the Andy Murray serve. With Jamie Murray bouncing
:04:01. > :04:00.around on the middle of the court and moving everywhere you've got to
:04:01. > :04:33.commit to the return. He is not comfortable from the
:04:34. > :04:58.service box, Goffin. He can normally hit that shot in his
:04:59. > :06:12.sleep. It worked its way through the clay.
:06:13. > :07:00.Difficult ball. Darcis blowing his cheeks out.
:07:01. > :07:32.It is away. It two set to one for Great Britain. That is a magnificent
:07:33. > :07:36.response. From a breakdown, things going against them, they did not let
:07:37. > :07:55.their heads go down. That was a big set in the context of
:07:56. > :07:57.this final. It really was. Coming through it 6-3. That does not tell
:07:58. > :08:16.the story. Lots of breaks. There will be a couple of minutes.
:08:17. > :08:20.Let's catch up with Jamie Baker courtside.
:08:21. > :08:27.Let me get a second with James. Are you impressed with the level of
:08:28. > :08:33.tennis? I think the four players are playing a really high level. It is a
:08:34. > :08:37.high tension match. It is a big point in the weekend. We are looking
:08:38. > :08:40.all right at the moment. We were looking a bit dodgy at the beginning
:08:41. > :08:46.of the third set. Jamie was struggling on serve. Is there
:08:47. > :08:49.anything Andy can do to help out? I think he was struggling on the
:08:50. > :08:55.return. He has not made many of them. It is difficult because he
:08:56. > :09:03.does not hit a bigger ball. They are staying back and getting the big hit
:09:04. > :09:10.when he comes to the net. Hopefully can get to the net and finish off a
:09:11. > :09:21.few more follies. Just try to put into words what it is like to be
:09:22. > :09:30.here. We have come from nowhere to be part of the journey. Let's finish
:09:31. > :09:32.it off here. If I am called into action tomorrow I will be ready.
:09:33. > :09:49.Let's hope we don't need that. Goffin opened up the tie, beating
:09:50. > :09:58.Kyle Edmund, who got the nod having won a challenger in Argentina. Kyle
:09:59. > :10:07.Edmund played well but it was 1-0 to Belgium. Look at that scoreline.
:10:08. > :10:14.Andy Murray, as expected, the Ruben Bemelmans. -- defeated. This is the
:10:15. > :10:25.doubles in the middle and the singles will feature the two number
:10:26. > :10:32.one against the two number twos. Doubles is absolutely pivotal in all
:10:33. > :10:46.this. Having a little think back to some of those matches James Ward was
:10:47. > :10:50.talking about. James Ward and Dan Evans, Britain overturned at 2-0
:10:51. > :11:03.deficit for the first time in 83 years. It has not all been Andy
:11:04. > :11:10.Murray every step of the way. People don't realise how vital it was when
:11:11. > :11:14.James Ward defeated John Isner. It would have come down to the fifth
:11:15. > :11:21.match if he had not done that and that was a 50-50 match at best.
:11:22. > :11:37.After that we were the favourites to win the Davis Cup. That victory was
:11:38. > :11:41.huge. 1936 was the last time Great Britain won the Davis Cup. 1978 was
:11:42. > :11:57.the last final. They've got music playing and they
:11:58. > :12:29.don't know where it is coming from. You would actually think there are
:12:30. > :12:34.more British fans in the crowd, because of the noise they are
:12:35. > :12:38.making. It is amazing. If anybody is going to get tickets they should
:12:39. > :12:45.not, it is this lot. They are an ingenious and intelligence lot. We
:12:46. > :12:48.don't encourage or condone any such behaviour but they are silk and
:12:49. > :13:34.illiterate, they are all really bright and they just love having a
:13:35. > :13:38.great time. Thinking back to 1978, your final against the United
:13:39. > :13:42.States, it was not your brother who was naughty in the run-up, it was
:13:43. > :13:44.you. I was reading about it. I showed up late for the semifinals.
:13:45. > :15:36.Because you had a new girlfriend. Three home games for Great Britain
:15:37. > :15:52.this year ahead of the Davis Cup final and a fourth straight home
:15:53. > :15:58.game for Belgium. They started laying a court at this indoor
:15:59. > :16:06.arena. They tweeted a picture of this lorry coming in with this
:16:07. > :16:10.crushed brick dust and then they started building the court. There
:16:11. > :16:14.have been very few complaints from the officials about how it is
:16:15. > :16:47.playing. They've done a very good job.
:16:48. > :16:56.What a point! Stick that on the highlight reel. Both teams should
:16:57. > :17:07.have won that point about five shots before they did. Unbelievable. This
:17:08. > :17:53.is doubles at its best. It really is.
:17:54. > :18:05.This is impressive after losing that third set. This is where you don't
:18:06. > :18:41.expect problems on Andy Murray's serve.
:18:42. > :18:53.He loves that shot. He has got the full length to aim into and it was
:18:54. > :18:59.perfect technique. What a let off from the Belgians. Should have put
:19:00. > :19:08.that away. Superb from Jamie Murray. Should be leading 0-40. Tremendous
:19:09. > :20:45.play. It really is a joy to watch. You
:20:46. > :21:03.cannot get away with these Sharks on any other surface other than play. A
:21:04. > :21:24.game where they could easily have had 40-0. Back to deuce.
:21:25. > :21:30.Goffin look at the mark and then he said, I don't know. That is what the
:21:31. > :21:40.player says when he knows the umpire is about to give him bad news.
:21:41. > :22:14.I would love to have Hawk-Eye on clay. I really would.
:22:15. > :23:55.That is a big game. clay. I really would.
:23:56. > :24:05.Looking ahead to tomorrow's singles, the good news, whatever happens
:24:06. > :24:11.here, the person Andy Murray is playing is also going through this.
:24:12. > :24:25.They will both be tired when the play tomorrow.
:24:26. > :24:38.I cannot remember the last match I've seen with so many topspin lobs.
:24:39. > :24:42.Error the game against France, Simon came out and Andy Murray was
:24:43. > :25:59.exhausted. That situation will not repeat.
:26:00. > :27:08.Just beautiful, the way that he held that on the racket.
:27:09. > :27:45.Andy Murray is sensing the moment here.
:27:46. > :27:55.It is not the time to throw in a double fault. I'm not sure if that
:27:56. > :28:10.was nerves or fatigue. That was a bad second serve.
:28:11. > :28:32.He comes into this and he suffers. Our Great Britain on the way to
:28:33. > :28:38.victory? There is a long way to go. I cannot remember the last time Andy
:28:39. > :28:51.Murray has missed a return of serve. That puts such pressure on. Jamie is
:28:52. > :28:56.right on top of the net. It is an impressive record.
:28:57. > :29:03.You think back to the previous set, when Belgium were a break-up having
:29:04. > :29:11.won the second. The momentum was there. He broke back to love
:29:12. > :29:18.straightaway. Such a reaction, set them up. They had just come through
:29:19. > :29:36.all the time. You've got to have the tennis in there. It is a joke how
:29:37. > :29:41.badly he wants this. You compare this to the O2. People saying he did
:29:42. > :29:47.not want to play. He knew what was ahead. When the career is over
:29:48. > :29:57.people will remember the Grand Slams and the Davis Cup. As much as the
:29:58. > :30:00.World Series is fabulous, not many people will remember that but they
:30:01. > :30:19.will remember the Davis Cup victory. It is very special.
:30:20. > :30:25.I could not understand what the point was of playing on clay before
:30:26. > :30:31.he went on doors. Did not make sense.
:30:32. > :30:41.What a return of serve. They're not going away.
:30:42. > :30:45.You would expect them to dig in. This is the final of the Davis Cup.
:30:46. > :31:08.( It was a difficult miss for Jamie
:31:09. > :31:12.Murray on the first point ever this game, that overhead. He's been under
:31:13. > :31:19.pressure ever since. In doubles from 0-40, you hold
:31:20. > :32:04.around about 17 or 18% of the time. Brilliant. Brilliant reflexes from
:32:05. > :32:23.both players. Under severe pressure in this rally.
:32:24. > :34:10.Look at the hands there. Getting it back into court.
:34:11. > :34:18.I'm sorry if you lost pictures while you were away, and sound, while you
:34:19. > :34:23.were away, Steve Darcis had a break point. Failed to capitalise. That
:34:24. > :34:29.was break point number four in the game. This is break point number
:34:30. > :34:31.five. Britain with a break of serve in the
:34:32. > :34:53.fourth set. Thanchts was the movement right
:34:54. > :34:58.there of Andy Murray crossing there made him miss that ball. That was a
:34:59. > :35:06.gamble that Murray took. Darcis took his eye off the ball. He hit it into
:35:07. > :35:10.the top of the net. Five break points have come and gone for the
:35:11. > :35:16.Belgians. This is now the game.
:35:17. > :35:19.This is absolutely the game. Britain, if they can get through
:35:20. > :35:54.this. Wonderful play from Goffin. It
:35:55. > :35:59.really is. From the return to this lovely-looking forehand, back and
:36:00. > :36:03.set. Topspin, not trying too much, rolling it over. That is a tough
:36:04. > :36:08.ball for Jamie Murray. He'll expect to make that.
:36:09. > :36:12.Talk about the weight of the world on his shoulders at this point. A
:36:13. > :36:21.sixth break point, over six minutes in the game.
:36:22. > :36:27.Great serve, though. Well done, lad. He saved the best when he need
:36:28. > :37:08.today. -- needed it. Goffin can't miss. Darcis can't
:37:09. > :37:10.make. The seventh break point. The two number ones, neither of them
:37:11. > :37:26.are missing return of serves. He's thinking, thinking, his brain
:37:27. > :37:44.is working against his body now. This might be time for Andy Murray
:37:45. > :37:49.to do something, maybe cross, got to get Goffin off this rhythm here.
:37:50. > :37:51.He's not missing. He's getting right an Jamie Murray's
:37:52. > :39:02.feet on the returns. I might be imagining things, but
:39:03. > :39:06.didn't he say, when we look back on this match tonight, that was the
:39:07. > :39:13.game. That's what it feels like, absolutely seven break points saved.
:39:14. > :39:16.Unless I miscounted, by Jamie Murray, a hold from her husband,
:39:17. > :39:21.from 0-40 down and that was wonderful work. That's a real
:39:22. > :40:00.feather in his cap. Quick feet from Goffin, really moved
:40:01. > :42:20.well. Cut that last ball off. UMPIRE: New balls please. Just love
:42:21. > :42:24.the prominence the Davis Cup still gives to the doubles game, which is
:42:25. > :42:29.played so often throughout the world, but reflecting on a year that
:42:30. > :42:33.has seen Andy Murray make another final at the Australian Open,
:42:34. > :42:38.semifinals at Wimbledon and the French as well. It's been a
:42:39. > :42:43.remarkable thing for Andy Murray, hasn't it? And for Jamie and
:42:44. > :42:48.everybody involved in this. The doubles game at the centre of Davis
:42:49. > :42:53.Cup. That alone, for me, means keep it on the screens. It's so much fun.
:42:54. > :42:57.Whatever happens in this match, the Belgium captain has been vindicated
:42:58. > :43:02.with putting Goffin in this match. He's been the better of the two. You
:43:03. > :43:04.can see the class. Yes, he's not an experienced doubles player.
:43:05. > :43:09.Sometimes at net he gets caught out with angles, but the quality he's
:43:10. > :43:12.shown here, he's been the better of the two by, I think, a fair amount.
:43:13. > :43:17.I think it was absolutely justified that he took the gamble to put him
:43:18. > :43:20.in, whether he win or not. I'm sure he'll get some stick in some of the
:43:21. > :43:28.papers if they lose the match, but I don't think it's justified. The
:43:29. > :43:33.throw Belgian doubles teams they used this year were Coppejans with
:43:34. > :43:41.Bemelmans. Darcis with Ruben Bemelmans. And Bemelmans with
:43:42. > :45:54.Desien. That was such a solid service game
:45:55. > :46:00.there from Andy Murray. It's so crucial at this stage of the match.
:46:01. > :46:07.He played that game just like it was just a regular game. That's what the
:46:08. > :46:10.great players do. They manage to make pressure situations and they
:46:11. > :46:13.know how to react. They know how to turn it to their advantage. That was
:46:14. > :46:20.so solid. He's well practiced in that area.
:46:21. > :46:26.Exactly. It's the next British service game,
:46:27. > :46:29.which will gain everyone's attention, when Jamie Murray comes
:46:30. > :46:32.to serve again. If they could get a break here,
:46:33. > :46:53.they've got some security. Second serve was so short there.
:46:54. > :46:57.Darcis has weakened in the last half an hour, physically, certainly, but
:46:58. > :47:02.rather like Kyle Edmund yesterday, you feel the situation and the
:47:03. > :47:06.intensity of emotions of the occasion might be just getting to
:47:07. > :47:07.him at the moment. Important time for Johan Van Herck to keep his man
:47:08. > :47:24.up. I'd rather be him. He's not at all happy. Britain are
:47:25. > :47:27.really on the edge of a famous victory here. They're not gone yet,
:47:28. > :47:37.the Belgiums. Goffin, the one thing he hasn't
:47:38. > :47:40.done, he hasn't been confident enough to cross on the Jamie Murray
:47:41. > :47:42.return of serve. Maybe he will here and try to help his partner out a
:47:43. > :48:25.bit of trouble here. Here we go. Bad error there. Another
:48:26. > :48:26.Murray return made, though. He hasn't missed one. I can't remember
:48:27. > :48:50.the last time he missed one. Oh, yes! Great Britain, a bad miss
:48:51. > :48:57.from Goffin at the net. What that break means is that Britain are game
:48:58. > :49:04.away from a 2-1 lead and Andy Murray will, whatever happens in the next
:49:05. > :49:12.game, serve for it. Thanchts was a real collapse there.
:49:13. > :49:16.Body language not looking good. Darcis there just played an awful
:49:17. > :49:20.game. Looks tired. Serves were short up the box. Wasn't getting any legs
:49:21. > :49:24.into the movement. Some sloppy foot work on the ground strokes. I think
:49:25. > :49:28.the tension has got to him a bit now. Goffin, unfortunately, is not
:49:29. > :49:34.experienced enough in doubles to help his partner out. Whereas Andy
:49:35. > :49:39.Murray, when Jamie had a wobble, Andy took over and started crossing
:49:40. > :49:43.on some big serves and returned very well. That was the difference.
:49:44. > :49:48.You've got one player out here, the number one, that knows what to do in
:49:49. > :50:04.the doubles. And the other number one from the Belgian side not quite
:50:05. > :50:11.sure. The Belgians had the thousand-yard stare at the change of
:50:12. > :50:14.ends. With the honour of serving for this match and a 2-1 lead Jamie
:50:15. > :51:29.That was going to hit the back Murray.
:51:30. > :51:34.That was going to hit the back fence, wasn't it? It was! But he
:51:35. > :52:13.wasn't going to take the chance. I hope we have a big trophy cabinet.
:52:14. > :52:22.That's away. The crowd have just found that out, the British section,
:52:23. > :52:31.the noisiest section, it has to be said. It's away.
:52:32. > :53:36.Jamie Murray has the tennis balls here and match point, two of them.
:53:37. > :53:44.The doubles is done and Great Britain, the Murrays, have won this
:53:45. > :53:54.one. They've inched Great Britain closer to the Davis Cup victory,
:53:55. > :54:05.which they so, so have longed for. That is a simply fabulous advert for
:54:06. > :54:10.doubles and for team work. Ah, Jamie Murray, honestly, what a fabulous
:54:11. > :54:14.year he has had. The Belgiums threw everything that they had, played
:54:15. > :54:27.well. A debut for them in the final together as a doubles team - brave
:54:28. > :54:32.call. They played well. That was a demonstration of world-class tennis
:54:33. > :54:39.and world-class match play from Andy, ably supported by Jamie, who
:54:40. > :54:44.closed the deal. On the older brother's service game, when he had
:54:45. > :54:47.those seven break points against, it was Jamie that came through. He held
:54:48. > :54:50.that serve. Absolutely was Jamie that came through. He held
:54:51. > :54:54.that serve. Absolutely crucial. Remember, they were a break down in
:54:55. > :55:03.the third set as well, the British pair. They should be so proud of
:55:04. > :55:07.themselves, really E -- really. We are getting close to a British
:55:08. > :55:12.victory in the Davis Cup now. You hate to tempt fate, but tomorrow,
:55:13. > :55:16.the two number ones will play against each other. It will be Andy
:55:17. > :55:22.Murray against David Goffin. We're on air on BBC Two at 11. 50 on
:55:23. > :55:29.Sunday. If Murray does to Goffin what he did to him in Paris just
:55:30. > :55:37.three weeks ago, in other words, beat him hollow, then Britain will
:55:38. > :55:41.be Davis Cup champions. I know you won't want to miss that.
:55:42. > :55:44.They've certainly played their part, these supporters, on both sides.
:55:45. > :55:56.It's been played in great spirits so far. No doubt that will remain. This
:55:57. > :56:00.court will now be prepared and media obligations satisfied. Let's talk to
:56:01. > :56:04.the man who's orchestrated this for the British team, Leon Smith.
:56:05. > :56:10.Another amazing win from the Murray brothers. What was that like? Yeah,
:56:11. > :56:14.it was a lot of stress and tension. We thought they were going to put
:56:15. > :56:17.Goffin in. That didn't surprise us. It was the right move for them to
:56:18. > :56:22.have pretty much their best player in the team. We knew it was going to
:56:23. > :56:25.be a bit a dog fight. I actually felt throughout the match, though
:56:26. > :56:28.there was tension, that our boys played I think better throughout. It
:56:29. > :56:32.shows in the score line. That second set was just a few missed
:56:33. > :56:36.opportunities. They created it, just miss aid few volleys here or there,
:56:37. > :56:41.that was it. Seemed like the match was tactical. A lot going on on the
:56:42. > :56:45.bench, what were you working through as the match went on? There was a
:56:46. > :56:51.couple of things, on a clay court, changed it up a lot for Jamie in
:56:52. > :56:56.particular. Little bit different playing with Andy and playing
:56:57. > :57:01.against two guys staying back, presents different issues to deal
:57:02. > :57:06.with. Jamie, is playing conventional doubles more often, a little bit of
:57:07. > :57:10.time to adjust to that. Overall an excellent performance again. For
:57:11. > :57:13.Great Britain, 2-1 up, Andy Murray against David Goffin for Great
:57:14. > :57:18.Britain to win the Davis Cup. I know you don't want to look too far
:57:19. > :57:21.ahead, but how does that feel? It's a situation, if you said to us at
:57:22. > :57:25.the start of the year that's where we're going to be, I would have
:57:26. > :57:28.taken your right arm off. That said, we've seen the last couple of days
:57:29. > :57:33.here how tough David Goffin is as a player. The crowd are on his side
:57:34. > :57:37.and it will take one hell of an effort from Andy to take the point.
:57:38. > :57:41.Just going to bring in the boys. Jamie, talk us through what was an
:57:42. > :57:48.unbelievable Davis Cup doubles. Yeah it was an awesome match. A lot of
:57:49. > :57:51.crazy points. Those guys played unbelievable lobs and angles. They
:57:52. > :57:55.made it difficult for us. We changed it up a bit. The third set, we
:57:56. > :57:59.started to stay back more on my return and managed to create more
:58:00. > :58:03.opportunities. Really happy to win the match. On that point, there was
:58:04. > :58:08.a lot of momentum against you at the start of the third set, what were
:58:09. > :58:14.you able to do to change it? Well, we just needed to find a way to win
:58:15. > :58:18.a few more points when, on Jamie's return side. We made that
:58:19. > :58:23.adjustment. When we made that adjustment, Jamie started to return
:58:24. > :58:27.better. He was more aggressive. Put them on the back foot. It was a
:58:28. > :58:31.great tactical switch up. That changed the match for us. Younger
:58:32. > :58:37.brother is more used to these at fears, what was it like to -- these
:58:38. > :58:42.atmospheres, what was that like to play in? So much noise. A lower roof
:58:43. > :58:46.as well. Everything's packed in. A lot of times we couldn't really, you
:58:47. > :58:49.are know, shouting to each other when we're at the baseline if trying
:58:50. > :58:53.to tell each other where we were going to serve. But brilliant. Davis
:58:54. > :58:56.Cup final, it's what we expected. We expect it to be noisy, passionate
:58:57. > :59:03.fans out there. Didn't feel disappointed. Great Britain 2-1 up,
:59:04. > :59:06.you against Goffin for the cup. Amazing, is it a case of preparing
:59:07. > :59:12.as if it's any other match? For sure? We have two opportunities
:59:13. > :59:16.tomorrow to win the match. No-one will get carried away. Goffin is a
:59:17. > :59:19.world-class player and likes the clay. He will have the crowd behind
:59:20. > :59:24.him. Extremely difficult match for me tomorrow. Also, if it goes to a
:59:25. > :59:29.fifth rubber, we also have an opportunity in that match. It's good
:59:30. > :59:33.to be up 2-1. We would have taken that at the start of the tie.
:59:34. > :59:38.Hopefully we can go and do it tomorrow. Thanks guys. Massive well
:59:39. > :59:43.done. Good luck tomorrow. SUE BARKER: Well done indeed. What
:59:44. > :59:46.tension, what drama. The Davis Cup, it's like a competition like no
:59:47. > :59:50.other. It means so much to the players. We've been talking all
:59:51. > :59:54.afternoon about how important that doubles match was to get the
:59:55. > :59:58.advantage. It was a roller coaster for three sets. They came good. So
:59:59. > :00:02.confident in the fourth set. They beat a difficult opposition today.
:00:03. > :00:10.Now Great Britain just one match away from winning the Davis Cup.
:00:11. > :00:10.Seems lovely to say that. One match away from winning
:00:11. > :00:13.Seems lovely to say that. One match away from winning the Davis Cup. We
:00:14. > :00:17.talk about this doubles match, on paper, it shouldn't have been close.
:00:18. > :00:21.That's what's amazing about the Davis Cup. People rise to the
:00:22. > :00:24.occasion. They do. I think the clay court obviously helped the Belgians.
:00:25. > :00:28.They loved it. They had enough time. Jamie Murray, at times, struggled.
:00:29. > :00:31.It's not quick enough for his serve. But they compensated well. Andy
:00:32. > :00:35.backed him up when he needed to on the big points. He came through when
:00:36. > :00:42.it mattered. Jamie was amazing at net. It was a fabulous performance.
:00:43. > :00:47.Wonderful, you know Jamie, what a doubles team they are. They combine
:00:48. > :00:50.so well together. What a year he has had personally. It's absolutely
:00:51. > :00:56.fabulous for him. He's been brilliant. Just ah, just sucks the
:00:57. > :01:00.air out of your lungs to see this for British tennis. Haven't they
:01:01. > :01:04.done well? At the end of the day, isn't it so nice to have such a lot
:01:05. > :01:07.of positivity around this. Jamie, seven breaks points in his
:01:08. > :01:12.penultimate service game. Really under the cosh. He comes through.
:01:13. > :01:16.It's such a positive thing to see. To see the two brothers combining
:01:17. > :01:19.and supporting each other. Andy playing the senior player role, but
:01:20. > :01:22.Jamie being kind of the senior brother. It's charming to watch.
:01:23. > :01:26.Congratulations to all of them. I think we're going to do this thing.
:01:27. > :01:30.Hold on, but we might win the Davis Cup! You're getting ahead of
:01:31. > :01:36.yourself now. It's always one match at a time. On paper, it's got to be
:01:37. > :01:39.in favour of Great Britain with Andy taking on David Goffin, who's played
:01:40. > :01:43.two matches in two days and a long - well not a long five setter, but a
:01:44. > :01:48.five setter and nervous tension. It's very much advantage Great
:01:49. > :01:53.Britain. Nonchts question. The Belgian captain gapbled a bit --
:01:54. > :01:59.gambled a bit putting Goffin in this MAFF. Match. Of course Goffin could
:02:00. > :02:04.win. The odds are stacked against him. This match will not have done
:02:05. > :02:09.Goffin any good to have lost a match like that. Andy on a high, 2-1. I
:02:10. > :02:14.don't think he missed a return for two sets. Neither did David either.
:02:15. > :02:20.They were unbelievable. If he does what he did in Paris, it will be
:02:21. > :02:24.over in an hour. There's no way if Murray is fit he will lose to Goffin
:02:25. > :02:29.tomorrow. Everyone will say don't tempt fate, I can't see it. The way
:02:30. > :02:32.Andy has been focussed, all the way through the O2 and World Tour
:02:33. > :02:35.Finals. He was thinking about this. That's why he was distracted at
:02:36. > :02:39.times. He's been in great form. OK, well we've been enjoying the sport
:02:40. > :02:42.here this afternoon. Plenty more to come on BBC. There's boxing, the
:02:43. > :02:43.heavyweight title fight come on BBC. There's boxing, the
:02:44. > :02:52.heavyweight title fight live in Germany. Hear that 9. 30 on 5 Live.
:02:53. > :02:56.Match of the Day on BBC One at 10. 20pm, including Leicester versus
:02:57. > :02:59.Manchester United. Then we will be back tomorrow for David Goffin
:03:00. > :03:05.against Andy Murray. As we've been saying, so, so close to winning the
:03:06. > :03:07.Davis Cup here. Just one line, how special the atmosphere is here?
:03:08. > :03:11.They've done a special the atmosphere is here?
:03:12. > :03:14.They've done a tremendous job here. It felt like there was about 10,000
:03:15. > :03:17.Brits in here. Incredible, the players love it. How can you beat
:03:18. > :03:21.anything like this. Absolutely. It has been a brilliant atmosphere
:03:22. > :03:25.here, a tense afternoon as well. Well done to Andy Murray and Jamie
:03:26. > :03:32.Murray. Andy stays undefeated in the Davis Cup, with just one match away
:03:33. > :03:37.from Davis Cup glory tomorrow. Win this match, win the Davis Cup,
:03:38. > :03:43.virtually. The brothers Murray off and running.
:03:44. > :03:50.Murray and Murray one up and on the way. This tie is absolutely in the
:03:51. > :03:54.balance. Don't you dare go anywhere. Oh, this time Jamie Murray takes the
:03:55. > :04:01.starring role. That is a magnificent response. Andy Murray sensing the
:04:02. > :04:04.moment here. The doubles is done and they've inched Great Britain closer.