:00:12. > :00:17.At this point we welcome viewers on BBC Two as our coverage will now
:00:18. > :00:21.continue. This is a must-win match for the British team as they try to
:00:22. > :00:25.keep the Davis Cup tie alive against Argentina. Andy Murray and Jamie
:00:26. > :00:29.Murray have taken the third set. Final Score is next on BBC One. If
:00:30. > :00:49.you want to continue watching the tennis switch over now to BBC Two.
:00:50. > :00:55.Welcome to BBC Two. I can't imagine anyone has just turned on randomly,
:00:56. > :01:01.I am sure you have all switched over from BBC One. This is an interesting
:01:02. > :01:12.moment. Oh, no! That was a big point too.
:01:13. > :01:22.Had an easy volley there. Misjudged the spin on the ball. What a let-off
:01:23. > :01:28.for the Argentinian team there. That was on Andy Murray's racquet, if he
:01:29. > :02:13.had so chosen. Yeah. But it's still 15-30 on the Argentine serve.
:02:14. > :02:21.From one lapse from a great player to one end of the court to a lapse
:02:22. > :02:31.from another great player at the other end of the court. It means
:02:32. > :02:34.right at the start of this fourth set this is a big chance for Great
:02:35. > :03:04.Britain. Well, you thought both teams were
:03:05. > :03:10.going to win that point half a dozen times in that rally. Should have
:03:11. > :03:42.been put away a couple of times by del Potro.
:03:43. > :03:51.What a shot that was. That was a blistering shot from
:03:52. > :04:22.Mayer who has been under a lot of pressure in the last few minutes.
:04:23. > :04:52.Murray got a tremendous return in there.
:04:53. > :05:24.Every time you see a shot of Dan Evans, you know what he's thinking.
:05:25. > :05:32.He is thinking, I want the boys to win this. I want Andy Murray to win
:05:33. > :05:54.the singles tomorrow. And then I want a shot at del Potro.
:05:55. > :06:40.Couldn't have been much more decisive about that.
:06:41. > :06:47.If they can keep this rhythm going on his first serve, there was a
:06:48. > :06:54.period in that third set where he started to drop a little bit, a
:06:55. > :07:17.couple of doubles. Now he seems to be really revitalised now.
:07:18. > :07:26.Mayer certainly has some pace off his ground strokes. When he gets it
:07:27. > :07:27.right, both sides, back and fore. That came off unbelievably quickly
:07:28. > :08:38.that shot. They always shout out things in the
:08:39. > :08:42.crowd, the guy shouted out there, no stress, Andy, no stress. I think he
:08:43. > :09:14.is kind of wide of the mark. There is still a lot of tennis to be
:09:15. > :09:18.played in this. Good from Andy Murray there. That last point very
:09:19. > :09:22.good reflex volley because Jamie pushed across like he was going to
:09:23. > :09:28.move, and then pulled back. Murray had to really keep his attention on
:09:29. > :09:34.that next volley. He saw the ball late and he seems to have got
:09:35. > :09:37.another burst of energy now. I think we will get through this set but
:09:38. > :09:42.it's not been their best performance but they're getting through it,
:09:43. > :09:51.somehow and sometimes you don't have to play your best, you just get the
:09:52. > :10:01.W. At this stage, we can see Leon Smith
:10:02. > :10:04.in heated discussion with the brothers, who would be he directing
:10:05. > :10:09.most of those comments towards? He seems to be talking mostly to Jamie,
:10:10. > :10:15.to be honest. It's almost keeping the energy up, keep the confidence,
:10:16. > :10:24.keep the belief. Do your thing up there, you know, go for it. It's all
:10:25. > :10:33.that kind of stuff really. Dear, oh, dear! That looks painful. I never go
:10:34. > :10:40.anywhere without my pain roller. Do that on your outer thigh, that's
:10:41. > :11:01.when it really hurts! I am not doing that.
:11:02. > :11:42.I thought that was out when he served it, but no call.
:11:43. > :11:50.Two shrieks of anguish from Murray there. Then a roar to go with it.
:11:51. > :11:54.For him Mayer crossed too many times for his liking, he doesn't like
:11:55. > :11:57.that. He he thinks his return is going to be better than any serve.
:11:58. > :12:16.He doesn't like the fact that someone is crossing on him.
:12:17. > :12:47.That's worked a few times today but didn't work there.
:12:48. > :13:54.I am sure a lot of people are getting home from maybe watching
:13:55. > :13:59.your kids play sport or have been shopping or at the garden centre and
:14:00. > :14:02.just switched the telly on and you are thinking what tennis is this?
:14:03. > :14:07.It's Great Britain and Argentina and this game is a big game. Great
:14:08. > :14:11.Britain are 2-0 down from yesterday. If we lose this doubles match, the
:14:12. > :14:16.holders are out of the competition. So that's why the tension is as
:14:17. > :14:20.palpable. The noise is as overwhelming. And Great Britain lead
:14:21. > :14:31.by 2-1 but it's still anybody's match.
:14:32. > :14:59.But that was one heck of a serve from Jamie Murray.
:15:00. > :15:49.It's strange, Andy is almost looking the fresher of the two at the
:15:50. > :16:07.moment. Yeah. The believers still haven't given up
:16:08. > :16:53.hope. Well played Jamie Murray there. And
:16:54. > :17:00.Britain nudge ahead again. The band strikes up. But they're not playing
:17:01. > :17:23.the last waltz quite yet. It is worth saying even if you are
:17:24. > :17:27.not a huge tennis fan, and this is not the biggest arena so the tickets
:17:28. > :17:31.sold out in the blink of an eye but I am sure over the last 18 months if
:17:32. > :17:34.you have been an occasional tennis fan or general sports fan you
:17:35. > :17:37.thought the atmosphere at these Davis Cup ties is extraordinary. I
:17:38. > :17:40.have got to go to one. So irrespective of what happens here
:17:41. > :17:43.over the next 48 hours or so, whether Great Britain make the final
:17:44. > :17:46.again this year or they don't, they will still be in the world group.
:17:47. > :17:51.They'll still be in the Premier League of world tennis next year. So
:17:52. > :17:56.wherever the first round tie is, I would encourage to you try to get a
:17:57. > :18:04.ticket because it's a sporting event like no other. We were talking about
:18:05. > :18:09.Jamie Murray looking not quite as enthused as his brother earlier, but
:18:10. > :18:12.maybe he has a neck or shoulder problem? Dr Lloyd, what do you say?
:18:13. > :18:14.Looked like shoulder. But he had that roller on himself earlier on,
:18:15. > :18:35.as well. Maybe the back. Could be. When you think of the doubles
:18:36. > :18:42.players like Jamie Murray, throughout the year other than the
:18:43. > :18:47.Grand Slams and Davis Cup, they play no ad scoring, so every game it goes
:18:48. > :18:52.to deuce the next point wins it. So it's a different mentality when he
:18:53. > :18:58.comes out here, as well. If they play the full games. Plus a
:18:59. > :19:02.tie-breaker in the third set. Mentally he has to keep his focus
:19:03. > :19:15.for a lot longer than he is used to throughout the rest of the season.
:19:16. > :19:20.Leon Smith was saying, even when you are hurting and running out of gas,
:19:21. > :19:34.you have to keep moving. UMPIRE: Great Britain challenging
:19:35. > :19:36.the call. The ball was called out. I hope the linesman got this one right
:19:37. > :19:49.because that was the slowest ball probably in the history of tennis.
:19:50. > :19:52.If you missed that one... Well done. That would have been... Ha! I tender
:19:53. > :20:24.my resignation now! His demeanour has changed slightly.
:20:25. > :20:39.There is a fiercer look about the big man now.
:20:40. > :20:44.I would say just watching Andy Murray return today, I am not sure
:20:45. > :20:47.if it's because he hasn't been able to read the serves as well as
:20:48. > :20:51.normal, but he normally finds a way to get the ball away from the net
:20:52. > :20:56.person. Today has been a lot of ones where they crossed on him and he
:20:57. > :21:03.normally figures it out earlier than he has done today. Maybe a bit of
:21:04. > :21:09.fatigue, not quite moving on the returns like he normally does. Even
:21:10. > :21:11.if you get your legs moving sometimes your mind doesn't move at
:21:12. > :22:21.the same speed. Absolutely. Going to change his racquet, I
:22:22. > :22:26.noticed. Just see in the score there over the four sets, normally in
:22:27. > :22:31.men's doubles a lot of tie-breakers. Holding serves. But this court, the
:22:32. > :22:33.speed of this court, certainly doesn't make it a foregone
:22:34. > :22:37.conclusion on holding serve. There's been obviously a lot of breaks. A
:22:38. > :22:42.lot of potential breaks, as well. Especially if you miss the first
:22:43. > :22:51.serve, you can really get a good hit on the second serve on this court.
:22:52. > :22:57.We were told before a ball was hit in anger, that this was a very fast
:22:58. > :23:02.court. Would you dispute that? Doesn't look like it to me. It's not
:23:03. > :23:39.playing that way. On a fast court those balls get put
:23:40. > :23:45.away. What you are saying is it's when the ball pitches, it's not
:23:46. > :23:48.running away off the surface, it's actually holding and checking.
:23:49. > :23:50.Exactly. Which obviously gives the player receiving the ball a chance
:23:51. > :24:12.to get the racquet on it? Yeah. Almost every shot from a coaching
:24:13. > :24:17.manner you have ever seen in one rally. Well played, Jamie Murray and
:24:18. > :25:39.well finished by Andy. With every game that Great Britain
:25:40. > :25:44.hold their serve on we get ever closer to potentially a decisive
:25:45. > :26:00.moment in this match. As we look at Andy there, his
:26:01. > :26:07.brother's played a krshl part in the whole Davis Cup phenomenon that this
:26:08. > :26:17.country has embraced. -- considerable. When he comes to write
:26:18. > :26:21.his oo biography, do you think he will look back on his decision to
:26:22. > :26:24.embrace the Davis Cup as one of the best decisions he made, because not
:26:25. > :26:28.just in terms of what it has done for the sport and events, but in
:26:29. > :26:33.terms of experiences that he has had, as well? Well, I said to Andy
:26:34. > :26:40.when we were talking about the Davis Cup when I was captain and said in
:26:41. > :26:44.my opinion when at the end of your career you will be remembered for
:26:45. > :26:47.Grand Slams and Davis Cup and he wasn't sure about that, but I think
:26:48. > :26:51.he does now. I think he agrees with that now. Obviously, at that stage
:26:52. > :27:00.he wasn't expecting to win the Davis Cup. But I think the experiences he
:27:01. > :27:07.has had here, you can't duplicate them in any other arena, other than
:27:08. > :27:08.the Olympics and a Grand Slam. Other than that, this is what it's all
:27:09. > :27:35.about. It's tough sometimes for Jamie to
:27:36. > :27:40.hit that forehand volley. When the ball gets below the level of the net
:27:41. > :27:45.it's not easy for him to get that ball up and over. It's good when
:27:46. > :27:49.it's a little bit higher. But from below the level of the net he gets
:27:50. > :27:59.caught on that one sometimes. If you were coaching people you
:28:00. > :28:05.wouldn't actually coach them to volley like Jamie, would you? No,
:28:06. > :28:12.not on the forehand. On the backhand, yes. Then again you
:28:13. > :28:15.wouldn't coach the way McEnroe used to hit his volley either and it was
:28:16. > :28:18.one of the best of all kind. He was one of a kind. He wouldn't listen
:28:19. > :28:45.anyway! Exactly. When you get these type of points,
:28:46. > :28:53.and how exciting is it? It's incredible. Spectators love these
:28:54. > :29:27.volley exchanges. Reflex volleys up at the net.
:29:28. > :29:49.Getting ever closer to the real pressure points now.
:29:50. > :30:00.Oh! That was close. Didn't know how it managed to manufacture that lob
:30:01. > :30:06.with a frying pan shot. Just fantastic dexterity and hand-eye
:30:07. > :30:07.co-ordination. Brilliant. Sglp Brilliant but not quite
:30:08. > :30:22.brilliant enough. That would have been a big chance
:30:23. > :30:36.for a break, or break point at least.
:30:37. > :30:49.UMPIRE: New balls please. This is still anybody's game.
:30:50. > :30:54.Anybody's match. Anybody's. That was a tired looking shot off the
:30:55. > :31:04.backhand there. I would have bet my house on Andy Murray, actually I
:31:05. > :31:15.don't own a house but if I had a house...
:31:16. > :31:26.The passionate fans, the Argentinian fan, we mentioned yesterday there is
:31:27. > :31:32.a huge journalistic contingent from Argentina here. This match will have
:31:33. > :31:34.huge audience figures, all over Argentina.
:31:35. > :32:52.Del Potro is a massive star there. Should put that ball away. Quick
:32:53. > :33:17.hands from Jamie Murray. Should have put this ball away.
:33:18. > :33:26.Mistimed his jump there, didn't he? Just took his eye off the ball,
:33:27. > :33:30.maybe. Not sure, looked like he had it. He did that yesterday and got
:33:31. > :33:38.lucky and it flew off the frame of the racket.
:33:39. > :33:48.Well, better that at 30-0 than 40-40 but... It opens the door
:33:49. > :34:34.fractionally for the Argentinians here.
:34:35. > :34:39.UMPIRE: Great Britain leads five games to four.
:34:40. > :34:43.Somebody in the Great Britain team was saying something to Andy Murray
:34:44. > :34:47.there because he said back I I know, I know. I don't think it was
:34:48. > :34:50.anything like hold your serve, they have to serve out for the match, but
:34:51. > :34:57.that is the scene we find ourselves in at the moment, where it is up to
:34:58. > :34:59.Mayer to hold serve or Great Britain will live to fight another day in
:35:00. > :35:11.this Davis Cup tie tomorrow. Jamie has served well today, in fact
:35:12. > :35:17.upped his serve well today. He has been solid in that department.
:35:18. > :35:20.They just haven't combined as well as a team as normal. They are still
:35:21. > :35:26.winning and I think they are still going to win this match but it
:35:27. > :35:31.hasn't been their best per. You can't always expect that. As long as
:35:32. > :35:35.you grind out a win, that is what it comes down to.
:35:36. > :35:40.UMPIRE: Time. It has been a real Caledonian feel
:35:41. > :35:49.to this Davis Cup tie, from the music, from the bagpipe, from
:35:50. > :35:56.everything. This could be a big moment for British tennis.
:35:57. > :36:03.Two sets to one to the good. The holders of the Davis Cup and if they
:36:04. > :36:04.can break serve here, and win this doubles, there is life in this tie
:36:05. > :37:01.yet. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:37:02. > :38:08.Good defending there. Well played Jamie Murray there.
:38:09. > :38:10.They can sense it. And you can probably sense it at home as well.
:38:11. > :38:47.Two points from victory. Made it. What a volley. What a
:38:48. > :39:09.point. After nearly three hours of
:39:10. > :39:14.absorbing tennis. A real ding-dong match for the first two-and-a-half
:39:15. > :39:19.sets. The Murray brother brother have
:39:20. > :39:30.never lost a Davis Cup doubles match together, have three match points.
:39:31. > :39:41.There it is. The flame flickers. Britain's Davis Cup dream is still
:39:42. > :40:08.alive. Sunday will be decision day.
:40:09. > :40:14.Understandably at close of play last night and it was very late as well,
:40:15. > :40:19.a mood of December pond sip hung over that British team, because
:40:20. > :40:24.after that gruel I epic defeat for Andy Murray, and then Kyle Edmund
:40:25. > :40:32.losing in four sets to Pella, it was a long way back, but in the top
:40:33. > :40:36.level of world Davis Cup tennis, ten times in 35 years only ten times in
:40:37. > :40:48.35 years has a team to come back from two matches down to win 3-2 and
:40:49. > :40:57.to start out on that road you have to win the doubles.
:40:58. > :41:04.Huge round of 57 applauses for the Argentines who played their part in
:41:05. > :41:19.that tremendous match. Juan Martin Del Potro and Leonardo Mayer.
:41:20. > :41:25.As I was say, to get back in to the match, to get back in to the tie, to
:41:26. > :41:30.keep the dream alive of retaining Davis Cup for the first time in 80
:41:31. > :41:42.year, one step at a time they had to win that doubles match, to make it
:41:43. > :41:47.2-1 and that is what they have done, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4. Ultimately, it was
:41:48. > :41:50.more about will power, especially from Andy Murray's point of view for
:41:51. > :41:54.the first set-and-a-half, because he did look a shadow of the Andy Murray
:41:55. > :41:59.we normally see, not surprisingly, after the enormity of yesterday's
:42:00. > :42:04.contest, the longest match he had played in lives. The longest match
:42:05. > :42:09.Juan Martin Del Potro had played in his life. He played more serves than
:42:10. > :42:14.aces in his life and he still didn't win, he had to pick him up from that
:42:15. > :42:19.and he has and in the company of his brother he had kept this Davis Cup
:42:20. > :42:23.tie alive to the third day. Well done to both of you what a fantastic
:42:24. > :42:35.match and atmosphere, kept the tie alive, you would be look like you
:42:36. > :42:50.enjoyed yourselves there. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:42:51. > :42:56.Amazing match, great atmosphere, obviously yesterday was a very tough
:42:57. > :43:00.day, and yes, you have to come out and get the win, with Jamie today,
:43:01. > :43:10.was great. He played unbelievably well throughout the whole match.
:43:11. > :43:14.Obviously still two one down is a tough position to be this but we are
:43:15. > :43:20.closer than we were at the beginning of day. I still think we can come
:43:21. > :43:23.back. Jamie you had a fantastic day out
:43:24. > :43:30.there on the court. Is there a sixth sense between you as brothers when
:43:31. > :43:38.you are out here? I guess so, yes, I mean, it's, you know it is there for
:43:39. > :43:51.me to play in a Scottish crowd, it gets quite emotional.
:43:52. > :43:54.We count have written that. You know, Del Potro played the match,
:43:55. > :43:59.for me it is exciting to play against the best players in the
:44:00. > :44:02.world, it was a battle. They hit so hard from the baseline it is
:44:03. > :44:06.difficult to volley and judge the ball, but we did a great job. Andy
:44:07. > :44:10.returned amazing all the way through the match. Give us a lot of chance,
:44:11. > :44:14.and like say, we are back in the tie and tomorrow is a new day and we
:44:15. > :44:19.will be going as hard as we can go tent the two rubbers we need.
:44:20. > :44:23.And genely, Andy as Jamie said, it is going to be a huge day tomorrow,
:44:24. > :44:28.can you give us your thoughts ahead of the day? . It is going to be
:44:29. > :44:32.tough, obviously, yesterday a very long match and nearly three hours on
:44:33. > :44:36.the court today and doubles, not as much moving but there is a lot of
:44:37. > :44:41.kind of explosive movements, trying to react quickly, and you know, I am
:44:42. > :44:46.obviously tired just now. I know how their players will be feeling as
:44:47. > :44:51.well. So I will try and get through the first match, and, see what
:44:52. > :44:52.happens. Well rest up. Well done again today Jamie and Andy Murray.
:44:53. > :45:00.Best of luck. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:45:01. > :45:03.Really is impossible to overestimate, impossible to
:45:04. > :45:08.overestimate the esteem in which Andy Murray is held. In Britain, but
:45:09. > :45:13.if Scotland in particular. He is the hero to end all heroes. And here is
:45:14. > :45:21.another Scot who has a key role to play tomorrow.
:45:22. > :45:24.Well I know there is a lot of noise out here and they will get a big
:45:25. > :45:29.cheer as they leave the court. Gives your thoughts on that win today,
:45:30. > :45:34.they were both on fire. They were, they will probably get a huge round
:45:35. > :45:44.of applause as they leave the court. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:45:45. > :45:55.Wow! Well you know, they have given us so many good moments together as
:45:56. > :45:59.a team, obviously, the last couple of years in particular, and we
:46:00. > :46:03.needed them. As soon as we heard obviously that Del Potro was coming
:46:04. > :46:07.in, playing their cards and, they wanted to try and finish the tie
:46:08. > :46:11.today, but we have kept ourselves alive now, from the Murray brothers
:46:12. > :46:16.yet again. And what made them so effective as a
:46:17. > :46:20.team out there, particularly when they were down a break, they shifted
:46:21. > :46:24.that momentum? It is a number of things and I think as the match went
:46:25. > :46:29.on Andy started to return well, Jamie was very very sharp round the
:46:30. > :46:34.net, Jamie's serve has improved a lot, that is why he has two slam
:46:35. > :46:39.titles now and they combine so well. Overall, think, on a faster court
:46:40. > :46:43.like this the doubles team ended up winning who play the points better.
:46:44. > :46:47.Your role is crucial. Ho are you able to pick up the spirits after
:46:48. > :46:52.yesterday? I am not sure my role is that crucial. I was whammed from
:46:53. > :47:01.yesterday. -- whacked from yesterday.
:47:02. > :47:04.Very crucial. It is actually, I think the double's day is great. I
:47:05. > :47:09.think it is not like you are sitting through eight or nine hours of what
:47:10. > :47:13.we did yesterday, everyone coming giving a lot of energy, we will need
:47:14. > :47:18.the Glasgow roar tomorrow. OK. Finally, Andy said he is going
:47:19. > :47:22.to come out today tomorrow, he is first match on, he said he is tired.
:47:23. > :47:27.What your thoughts ahead of tomorrow? If, everyone is tired. It
:47:28. > :47:32.is that stage of the season. Their team is the same, but, if there is
:47:33. > :47:37.someone you want to go out for your first match to get a rubber on the
:47:38. > :47:41.board it is Andy Murray. Well done today, we wish you the best of luck.
:47:42. > :47:46.Leon Smith everyone. Thank you everyone.
:47:47. > :47:51.SUE BARKER: You will guarantee there will be more of the Glasgow roar
:47:52. > :47:56.when it is needed. Argentina lead 2-1 so Great Britain must win two
:47:57. > :48:01.singles matches. Jamie, what a magic end, it looked a bit dicey in the
:48:02. > :48:05.third set, didn't it. They came out so well. Well. Jamie especially
:48:06. > :48:10.started the match tremendously but the surprise package was Mayer. He
:48:11. > :48:14.played really well. I mentioned he might have changed tactics but they
:48:15. > :48:19.didn't. Their ground stroke on the back of the court caused the Murray
:48:20. > :48:23.brothers a lot of bother. They dug deep an came through. Andy did so
:48:24. > :48:28.well to get himself back in the match. Jamie was in tremendous form
:48:29. > :48:34.all the way through. He was, he was best player on court. Andy played a
:48:35. > :48:38.bad game to lose his serve but Jamie was constant. He served so well
:48:39. > :48:42.volleyed so well, he was the leader on the team today. Overall it was a
:48:43. > :48:45.gutsy match to get through that, not easy and they did well to come
:48:46. > :48:49.through. We will hope Andy rests up. He will be the favourite in his
:48:50. > :48:54.match. Juan Martin Del Potro, who do you think Smith will put in, Kyle
:48:55. > :48:59.Edmund or Dan Evans? It has to be Dan Evan, to question. John? I
:49:00. > :49:04.agree. Dan Evan, sleep well Dan as well then. OK, that is it for
:49:05. > :49:10.tonight, but just to let you know that tomorrow, we will be here for
:49:11. > :49:13.the crucial matches. Murray against Pella first up at 12.45, then Juan
:49:14. > :49:20.Martin Del Potro, he will take on we think it will be Dan Evans, so that
:49:21. > :49:24.is tomorrow on BBC One at 12.45. But, Davis Cup never fails to
:49:25. > :49:30.disappoint. Looked a bit dicingly the third set but the Murray
:49:31. > :49:32.brothers came through, it has been a magical day of tennis here in
:49:33. > :49:36.Glasgow. Goodbye.