:00:11. > :01:02.COMMENTATOR: Great Britain have done it in the most suspect secular
:01:03. > :01:08.style! -- spectacular. It was one of the most glorious days in British
:01:09. > :01:16.sporting history, winning the Davis Cup for the first time in many many
:01:17. > :01:22.years. They were semifinalist last year and today they start their
:01:23. > :01:25.campaign in Ottowa, against Canada. Before we look ahead of that tie,
:01:26. > :01:50.let's see the draw... No Roger Federer or Stan Wawrinka
:01:51. > :01:55.for Switzerland. Front look as though they could go forward and
:01:56. > :02:09.meet the winner of Canada versus Great Britain. Though the Djokovic
:02:10. > :02:17.the only player in the Davis Cup from the top ten. Leading the team
:02:18. > :02:23.from great writ is Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund, who has been growing
:02:24. > :02:30.with confidence and experience over the past three years. Plenty of
:02:31. > :02:40.experience in the doubles on both sides of the net. Let's see what the
:02:41. > :02:45.captain, Leon Smith, feels about the tie ahead.
:02:46. > :02:54.In the singles front, it looks like we are favourite in the Davis Cup
:02:55. > :03:06.rankings do not mean an awful lot with the crowd and the courts. They
:03:07. > :03:12.have played well at the slams over five steps and they now have Davis
:03:13. > :03:20.Cup experience. He sounds very positive. John, you know what it is
:03:21. > :03:26.like in the captain 's jet but now suddenly, Leon Smith has a couple of
:03:27. > :03:32.world-class players without Andy Murray. Who thought that would have
:03:33. > :03:39.happened. It is good because sometimes Andy cannot play and it is
:03:40. > :03:51.good to have backup. We could conceivably keep winning with Davis
:03:52. > :04:04.Cup. For the doubles, Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot very good. Andy
:04:05. > :04:09.is aiming to win everything he can in the game. Jamie has been very
:04:10. > :04:16.consistent in the big doubles matches but they have lifted the
:04:17. > :04:24.bar. Fantastic to have two players in the top 50. They have a lot of
:04:25. > :04:33.tennis ahead of them. They could be challenging for many years to come.
:04:34. > :04:43.Up against a 17 or old, familiar face from Wimbledon who won the
:04:44. > :04:51.junior at Wimbledon. A name we are going to look forward to for years
:04:52. > :04:57.to come. Denis Shapovalov. When he learns to harness those weapons,
:04:58. > :05:06.which he should, he will be a big talent. He is fearless. He will
:05:07. > :05:12.learn to temper it it a little bit but he is exciting and a great Balde
:05:13. > :05:17.striker and he will be very good. We expected to bring you the first time
:05:18. > :05:20.but in fact it has been completed and Dan Evans won it in straight
:05:21. > :05:29.sets. Shapovalov showed some potential
:05:30. > :05:38.with the serving and big hitting but Dan Evans was unstoppable. The
:05:39. > :05:43.consistency and experience. Breakpoint, Shapovalov, really doing
:05:44. > :05:51.the right thing but Evans showing the right thing. After he got a
:05:52. > :05:56.head, when he got the break, he never looked back. It was a very
:05:57. > :06:01.controlled performance. Well done to Dan Evans because of the pressure
:06:02. > :06:06.was on. It was a must win match and we have all been in that situation
:06:07. > :06:11.and no how much pressure that is. I thought he played superbly well, he
:06:12. > :06:17.went up against an unknown, yes, he has played against them in a match
:06:18. > :06:23.challenge last year but he is number one in the country in terms of this
:06:24. > :06:29.Davis Cup and I thought he was very professional. He never let his
:06:30. > :06:34.opponent get into the match. He looked like a controlled player stop
:06:35. > :06:36.a player who knows his strengths, knows that to play the game and very
:06:37. > :06:48.strong. You would think it was a home tie.
:06:49. > :06:55.Only a few hundred there but they are making their presence felt. A
:06:56. > :07:04.difficult and strong player as well the opponent for Kyle Edmund? Vasek
:07:05. > :07:10.Pospisil will present a lot of problems. He likes a fast court and
:07:11. > :07:16.he will come forward. He has had success in the doubles court winning
:07:17. > :07:21.Wimbledon a couple of years ago. If he was to pick his favourite
:07:22. > :07:28.surface, Kyle Edmund, he would not this one. He is more of a favourite
:07:29. > :07:34.now because in the first set, Vasek Pospisil held his serve and
:07:35. > :07:39.immediately called the trainer. This is really worrying for the Canadian
:07:40. > :07:46.team because of this is their must win match. Absolutely, they need to
:07:47. > :07:51.win this match and the doubles. He has had the trainer on twice
:07:52. > :07:56.already, not a good sign and you do not like to see this. Surprising in
:07:57. > :08:03.the way it happened. This is not a good situation. That was the
:08:04. > :08:08.situation just a few games ago. We are heading towards the end of
:08:09. > :08:17.there have been a few breakpoint. John and Jamie thank you very much.
:08:18. > :08:22.John is on the way to the commentary box.
:08:23. > :09:06.And even sided fan. He is aware of the leg, not sure it is much more
:09:07. > :09:11.than an eagle. -- niggle. First set pretty big, you would imagine for
:09:12. > :09:25.this man. Playing at home. Great Britain one rather to love. --
:09:26. > :09:35.rubber. Kyle Edmund has a bit of freedom knowing that Great Britain
:09:36. > :09:53.are one up. Lots of chatter, quite a contrast. UMPIRE: Time.. Scoreboard
:09:54. > :09:58.pressure for Kyle Edmund to deal with here. Serving to stay in this
:09:59. > :10:13.opening set. He moved so well for a man at six
:10:14. > :13:06.foot four. Very awkward for Edmund. Good defence. Pospisil has stolen
:13:07. > :13:13.the opening set, 6-4. 43 minutes. How quickly things can turn around.
:13:14. > :13:19.He looked so solid on serve, Kyle Edmund. It looked like classic
:13:20. > :13:26.scoreboard pressure. A few points were Kyle Edmund made errors early
:13:27. > :13:32.in the point where as if it was on a slightly more medium pace the court
:13:33. > :13:36.he would not have made that mistake. Every ball you are expected to do
:13:37. > :13:43.something here just in case your opponent does. Jamie, when the
:13:44. > :13:49.surface is so different. Melbourne was so quick, quicker than it has
:13:50. > :13:56.been for years. This is another to step faster. It is freezing outside,
:13:57. > :14:02.hot inside this arena, but totally different environment. Don't forget,
:14:03. > :14:08.they would have been there at least a week so they have had some time to
:14:09. > :14:12.get used to it full and British weather is not exactly amazing so we
:14:13. > :14:22.are also used to playing indoors as well so I guess that is our natural
:14:23. > :14:29.game has developed indoors. What is happening here is quite simply Kyle
:14:30. > :14:36.Edmund's game, the way he plays, it is quite difficult for him to be as
:14:37. > :14:42.effective on this court. Whereas Pospisil, he knows that the court is
:14:43. > :14:50.utilising his strengths. Just the four winners. Even though he has had
:14:51. > :14:56.the medical timeout and further rubdown on the knee, he looks to be
:14:57. > :15:00.moving fine. He is going to be a hand will on this surface.
:15:01. > :16:07.Especially now that he's one set up. Kyle doesn't look like he has broken
:16:08. > :17:30.sweat yet. He is definitely not pushing off
:17:31. > :17:51.freely on his left leg, off the serve..
:17:52. > :17:59.There is a lot of tennis to be played in this match. Let alone the
:18:00. > :18:13.rest of the weekend. Gave him half a chance and Edmund
:18:14. > :18:22.took it with both hands. What a pass that was. This could well be the
:18:23. > :18:33.moment that just sparks a little bit of extra energy into Kyle Edmund.
:18:34. > :18:47.Certainly the pressure has come on. 40- zero to deuce.
:18:48. > :20:35.And important hold and he keeps momentum. A tough game.
:20:36. > :20:46.Just looks concerned, in the conversation, there. I guess about
:20:47. > :21:14.the leg. I definitely think something has happened. He is not
:21:15. > :21:19.100%. Hands on hips. Boy, it is day one and he has to win three rubbers
:21:20. > :21:32.this weekend. He is literally tip toeing around
:21:33. > :22:15.the court. Never easy when you know something
:22:16. > :22:46.is going on down at the other end but not sure what.
:22:47. > :22:58.He has backed off on the returns and now he is backing off on the server.
:22:59. > :23:18.That is a way of finding some rhythm and build confidence. He really
:23:19. > :23:24.needs to hold here with his opponent ailing.
:23:25. > :23:40.He cannot push off, he cannot run. Kyle Edmund obviously aware of that
:23:41. > :23:46.stop rubbing his hands together. That is probably the best second
:23:47. > :23:57.serve he has hit. Jumped out of court.
:23:58. > :24:06.He would have challenged the call came late. Second double fault of
:24:07. > :24:33.the game. Breakpoint. A great response from Edmund. He
:24:34. > :25:13.needs to get fired up. APPLAUSE.
:25:14. > :25:26.He can't believe it. He just can't believe it. UMPIRE: Please do not
:25:27. > :25:44.make any comments between the first and second set. Thank you.
:25:45. > :26:50.Such a big game. It is a big serve, on a big point. This is where the
:26:51. > :26:52.bench and the captain is important. He looks like he is definitely
:26:53. > :27:11.disrupted by what's going on. Similar to what happened to Federer
:27:12. > :27:18.in the semi-final against Wawrinka. Wawrinka left the court with a knee
:27:19. > :27:19.injury and he came back with it taped and Federer couldn't deal with
:27:20. > :27:37.it for two sets. Well, two minutes Sharp now in
:27:38. > :27:44.levels and that was pretty big because a breakdown, with a man
:27:45. > :28:37.effectively on one leg, it makes the journey that much longer already.
:28:38. > :28:44.You've got one of those at home. Not of myself.
:28:45. > :29:31.First love service game. All eyes on this man. Six feet four, 193
:29:32. > :29:34.centimetres. We were talking about how the players these days seem to
:29:35. > :29:45.be getting slimmer and slimmer. He is still strong and thickset. He is
:29:46. > :29:55.a strong guy. He has the old serve volley build. Even if he was 100% of
:29:56. > :29:59.wood expect him to come forward. I would be amazed if we didn't see two
:30:00. > :30:04.or three points where he served the volley. You can see in the last game
:30:05. > :30:10.he is very natural and he knows when to put face on and face. A lot of
:30:11. > :30:14.doubles that really helps with that. Kyle Edmund will feel uncomfortable
:30:15. > :30:21.with that. Certainly on his backhand side. How tough is it to play
:30:22. > :30:26.against someone you know is carrying an injury. It is the focus side.
:30:27. > :30:33.Really difficult. In this situation it's a massive match, a World Group,
:30:34. > :30:38.and it is on a court surface where if it is just a bit of a twig or
:30:39. > :30:43.annoyance actually the court surface allows you to get away with it. If
:30:44. > :30:48.this was on a slow outdoor hardcourt, where it is 35 degrees
:30:49. > :30:53.and 30 stroke rallies every time you can't get away with it. But here,
:30:54. > :31:05.Kyle Edmund will still have to find a way to alt play his opponent on
:31:06. > :31:12.this court. That's a good start. It plays on your mind even more. A test
:31:13. > :31:42.of character for Edmund. Even when he has time on the
:31:43. > :32:20.forehand he doesn't look as settled as you would normally see.
:32:21. > :33:23.APPLAUSE. That's the difficulty here. Vasek Pospisil just uses the
:33:24. > :33:28.pace and serve and gets really deep in return. It doesn't matter what's
:33:29. > :33:34.going on the other end, it is cut shot on this court to do anything
:33:35. > :34:03.with. -- tough shot. Sets up another break point.
:34:04. > :34:08.He is clearly targeting the big weapon of Edmund to good effect. A
:34:09. > :34:18.set, 3-1. 20 minutes ago I was saying goes
:34:19. > :34:23.longer exchanges, Edmund was winning. Well, that's the best one
:34:24. > :34:33.Pospisil has played so far and what a big point that was.
:34:34. > :35:10.Adrenaline is a good thing too. He has got plenty of that today.
:35:11. > :35:32.Edmund must be hoping he plays the backhand more. How often has Edmund
:35:33. > :36:52.thought that, if he is? He is quick, isn't he? His two best
:36:53. > :37:03.moment so far have been two forehand passing shots. The speed in his arm
:37:04. > :37:10.is just a flick of the rest -- wrist.
:37:11. > :38:12.APPLAUSE. 26 out of the last seven games. Since the medical timeout.
:38:13. > :38:24.It is amazing what the Davis Cup can do for you.
:38:25. > :38:40.No real surprises. Second serves mainly going into the Edmund
:38:41. > :38:47.backhand. Sometimes it takes just one win to turn your fortunes
:38:48. > :38:52.around. We talked about his year last year, a poor start to this
:38:53. > :38:57.year. Hardly winning a match, losing the first round of a challenge
:38:58. > :39:01.coming in here. I think mentally for him absolutely that would be huge. I
:39:02. > :39:08.think there's a lot of tennis even still in this match to be played and
:39:09. > :39:17.Edmund will be trying to find a solution. I think if there's one
:39:18. > :39:21.perhaps question mark around his game, it would be the times I've
:39:22. > :39:27.seen him when a match has gone in a particular direction, a pattern,
:39:28. > :39:30.Kyle Edmund has struggled to do much to turn it around. I think this is a
:39:31. > :39:36.massive challenge for him right here. He's got the ability to do it,
:39:37. > :40:47.I just wonder... It's a question of unlocking something in his mind.
:40:48. > :40:59.He hardly moved in that point. Dominated the centre of the court.
:41:00. > :41:05.Reminds me of Andre Agassi towards the end of his playing days. Justice
:41:06. > :41:12.dams and moves you around, almost like a squash player.
:41:13. > :41:43.Still struggling with that puzzle we talked about, Edmund.
:41:44. > :41:51.APPLAUSE. He is confused. Enough to break
:41:52. > :42:09.point -- not enough. That's amazing, what we're seeing
:42:10. > :42:29.here. It really is. 5-1. Kyle Edmund has taken on games
:42:30. > :42:40.in the medical timeout. The very next one! After that break.
:42:41. > :42:48.So much of this game is in the mind. Especially when you get to the
:42:49. > :42:58.higher level, like these guys are out. Similar abilities. OK,
:42:59. > :43:02.different styles, but the margins... If you go inside the headspace of
:43:03. > :43:04.Pospisil and Edmund you would see some very different things at the
:43:05. > :43:20.moment. The credit Pospisil is doing here,
:43:21. > :43:40.he is doing it so well. As John Lloyd said earlier, when you
:43:41. > :43:45.have home advantage you dock of the court to your best possible
:43:46. > :43:47.advantage. -- doctor the court. That's what they are showing in this
:43:48. > :44:28.matchup. Eight out of the last nine games. He
:44:29. > :44:55.is on the verge of that with three set points. Two sets to love lead.
:44:56. > :45:16.Holds to love. Canada. Two set up. It just got a whole lot harder for
:45:17. > :45:23.Kyle Edmund. What does Leon Smith say right now do you think west for
:45:24. > :45:27.me there's one simple instant tactical shift that you can make
:45:28. > :45:33.straightaway. Kyle Edmund with his forehand loves, when he is in his
:45:34. > :45:39.own forehand corner, he loves to pull the ball across court into the
:45:40. > :45:45.opponent's forehand. And then he also loves to go inside in with the
:45:46. > :45:49.forehand. Well, Pospisil's best shot is his forehand. He needs to start
:45:50. > :45:53.getting onto the Foran. Whether that means unique to get into the net, I
:45:54. > :45:57.don't know. But he needs to get into the opponent's weakness. Kyle Edmund
:45:58. > :46:03.needs to win from two sets behind. I'm watching in the studio. John,
:46:04. > :46:12.Lee Yon is trying to get through, trying to turn this match around.
:46:13. > :46:19.But he is making all sorts of areas and miss hitting shots. Yes, he is
:46:20. > :46:22.playing an awful match at the moment, Kyle Edmund. What's
:46:23. > :46:31.surprising is he has come such a long way. Just look at, 45, he has
:46:32. > :46:37.to get that up. And one unforced error to 11. That's where he is
:46:38. > :46:42.losing. And also four winners. Kyle Edmund usually hits four winners of
:46:43. > :46:47.his forehand aunties and finding it on this course. He hasn't adjusted
:46:48. > :46:51.to the speed of the court at all. For me there's no presence with Kyle
:46:52. > :46:54.Edmund. He looks like he has gone into this shell and for this
:46:55. > :46:59.experienced player, he has played a lot of matches and is ranked in the
:47:00. > :47:06.top if we, there should be more than AMP -- more of an imposing look
:47:07. > :47:08.about him. Smith has said a lot of stuff. He has got to get together
:47:09. > :47:21.quickly. Yes, time is running out. So important for Kyle Edmund to keep
:47:22. > :47:24.holding his own serve and start pushing the scoreboard, finding a
:47:25. > :48:51.way back into this match. You saw him jog, Pospisil. He has
:48:52. > :48:56.been taking some sort of anti-inflammatory or some sort of
:48:57. > :49:02.medication, is it easing the pain? To set up certainly will. -- two
:49:03. > :49:40.sets. He has still only lost two points
:49:41. > :49:47.behind his second serve. Dan Evans on his way back courtside. It did
:49:48. > :51:16.look long. You can imagine Andy Murray on a
:51:17. > :51:20.quick court like this may be reverting to block returned just to
:51:21. > :51:38.get a lot of balls back. You rarely see that type of flexibility from
:51:39. > :51:46.Edmund. It is a fair point. Just get into the point somehow. The point
:51:47. > :51:51.about using his forehand and getting into Pospisil's back, for me that's
:51:52. > :51:56.quite a basic thing he needs to do and I take the point that you want
:51:57. > :51:58.to play to your strengths, but if your strengths aren't working a
:51:59. > :52:04.massive part of this game is actually turning that on its head
:52:05. > :52:08.and starting to think, OK, I know what I do well, what does he not
:52:09. > :52:11.want me to do? Have to think of it like that and I don't think much of
:52:12. > :52:39.going on right now. If he is going to get higher up that
:52:40. > :52:45.ranking ladder, he is 47 now, that's a must do. For me that's the next
:52:46. > :52:57.step for him. I think that would take a different level again.
:52:58. > :53:03.He is moving freely now, Pospisil. This match is slipping away very
:53:04. > :53:14.quickly from Great Britain. No wonder his cheeks are read! --
:53:15. > :53:45.red! What a fascinating point that was.
:53:46. > :53:52.Pospisil could not have set that up any better. Just a lack of a split
:53:53. > :54:04.stick at the wrong time. Fair play for Edmund for sticking in.
:54:05. > :54:15.He was putting all of that weight on the right leg. The left leg is the
:54:16. > :54:50.trouble leg. Protecting it as best he can
:54:51. > :55:03.The defensive shot he hit back, that is what you are looking at on the
:55:04. > :55:19.return. Below the height of the net, that is the shot you want to hit.
:55:20. > :55:28.Four points in a row, how timely is that? Just keeps a bit of a Davon on
:55:29. > :55:32.the crowd. Fighting to survive, here, Edmund. Interesting point to
:55:33. > :55:39.make, when things are going against it technically, he does not seem to
:55:40. > :55:46.be able to switch things up. How is the going to be able to develop
:55:47. > :55:53.that? It seems it is my way or the highway. It is subtle. You make a
:55:54. > :56:01.good point. In this situation, something not working, he will not
:56:02. > :56:06.start serve and bowling or chip charging, it is not something as
:56:07. > :56:15.extreme as that. It is a subtle shift in mind. You need to do
:56:16. > :56:21.something. It is not a question of me continuing down the path and
:56:22. > :56:27.doing it better and thinking it will be OK. This is not quite working,
:56:28. > :56:33.why don't I try blocking a few returns. This time I'm going to
:56:34. > :56:41.choose a different ball flight. It is subtle things like that which
:56:42. > :56:52.Andy Murray is the world 's best at that, perhaps ever. He was not in
:56:53. > :57:16.Australia against there of but it is a rarity. -- Kverev.
:57:17. > :57:23.It speed off the line. On this court, it does not need much
:57:24. > :58:32.encouragement. It has been phenomenal, the pace of
:58:33. > :58:41.the matches. Obviously, that court is quick no one is hanging around.
:58:42. > :58:51.It is great to see. You need to keep warm. LAUGHTER. It is minus 14. They
:58:52. > :59:02.skate to work on the can now which is completely frozen over! -- Canal.
:59:03. > :00:06.You need to worry about where you park your car.
:00:07. > :00:18.He has really struggled with that quick one. Pushed for time. Pospisil
:00:19. > :00:30.has had a lot of success with that shot.
:00:31. > :00:43.He has no support from any other players for the final of the Davis
:00:44. > :00:50.Cup was put it on neutral ground. No atmosphere, potentially and then who
:00:51. > :00:51.doctors the court? All the things that need to be really discussed,
:00:52. > :02:14.that is not one of them. Agreed. Ouch. 163 kilometres per hour and
:02:15. > :02:29.the return missed by quite a way. You do not have much time to get out
:02:30. > :02:36.of the way, do you? It makes you seat, if Raonic was here, you'd have
:02:37. > :02:45.to be wearing Armagh. That would be the ultimate message, it is hard to
:02:46. > :02:52.make a cannot see any obvious plan to get back into this match but I
:02:53. > :03:00.think the main thing is you have the opportunity. You can keep your nose
:03:01. > :03:05.in front. Your number one job is to keep in that position as long as you
:03:06. > :03:13.can and you can turn to the best of five sets around, one step and then
:03:14. > :03:23.the next step. Leon Smith has been his captain for his career on the
:03:24. > :03:26.Davis Cup. He is getting to know Kyle Edmund. Obviously, heavily
:03:27. > :03:39.involved in British tennis. Leon Smith, knowing your player, knowing
:03:40. > :03:50.when to speak, what they can take in. He is becoming a great captain.
:03:51. > :04:18.Pospisil, to set up, 2-3 down in the third.
:04:19. > :04:31.This is just the third time he has had the head start on a macro to --
:04:32. > :05:39.Pospisil service game. Over 30 unforced errors from Edmund,
:05:40. > :06:28.now. He has only lost eight points on
:06:29. > :06:35.serve. He has been a really relax, really smooth. It has felt like he
:06:36. > :06:45.is continually putting the pressure back on Edmund. See what you can do,
:06:46. > :06:49.can you hold? He has been buying time for a while, Edmund, but there
:06:50. > :07:07.is not a lot left. For me, I do not understand that
:07:08. > :07:14.shot. It is going back to the strength of the opponent and he has
:07:15. > :07:22.missed by ten feet. He has been doing that full past 1.5 hours,
:07:23. > :07:28.change it. They can be stubborn some of these players. Especially when
:07:29. > :07:39.you are good and they are very good players.
:07:40. > :07:56.Everytime he plays the way you suggest, he gets results. Is this
:07:57. > :08:05.another .1 or how he wondered, how will he see it?
:08:06. > :08:57.Can you imagine how many matches that woman has watched? !
:08:58. > :09:01.Look at the trouble he has had controlling that serve on the
:09:02. > :09:19.backhand side. Makes an awful lot of sense from
:09:20. > :09:26.here. He is taking care of his serve, pushing that scoreboard. It
:09:27. > :09:34.does not take much to turn a match around, especially a five set match.
:09:35. > :09:40.Momentum is important. Edmund is doing a great job in this set of
:09:41. > :09:47.keeping the lead on the scoreboard, holding his serve. I think,
:09:48. > :09:54.certainly since the first half-hour, if Pospisil was to lose these serve,
:09:55. > :10:01.that would be a great momentum change. This is his chance to win
:10:02. > :10:12.the match. He has been on top for a long period of time. Communication
:10:13. > :10:33.from the captain this time not there. Just giving him some space.
:10:34. > :11:11.7000 seats, the first time tennis has been held in this arena.
:11:12. > :11:48.Not getting much of a look in, Kyle Edmund. Zero from three in the
:11:49. > :12:03.breakpoints. A new set of balls. He needs to get
:12:04. > :14:11.that first Serbian. -- serve in. His confidence has grown in this
:14:12. > :14:14.match. That was almost exactly the same as the first point on this
:14:15. > :14:50.match. Huge power on that forehand. He is so feet. -- fit. He has really
:14:51. > :14:59.had trouble with cramps but he is really looking at how he can prevent
:15:00. > :15:23.that. Leaving no stone unturned, Edmund.
:15:24. > :15:38.Can the scoreboard help Great Britain here? Pospisil will serve to
:15:39. > :15:47.stay in this third set. LAUGHTER. The support Britain have had over
:15:48. > :15:53.the years is phenomenal. What a ride we have had over the last couple of
:15:54. > :16:02.years. I imagine a lot of people will see, with the crowd support,
:16:03. > :16:07.all the great matches they have seen, Great Britain lifting the
:16:08. > :16:16.trophy. That weekend was one of the best tennis experiences I have had
:16:17. > :16:23.in my life. That diehard tennis, the atmosphere was incredible. It really
:16:24. > :16:43.was. I did not see much dancing like that. That was a plus. LAUGHTER He
:16:44. > :16:52.has pretty much had this match his own way, Pospisil.
:16:53. > :17:00.Business as usual. He is finding that tea on both the juice and add
:17:01. > :17:31.court. -- deuce. Edmund has not hit a ball yet, in
:17:32. > :18:17.this game. He was either just being stubborn a
:18:18. > :18:21.gang war he is not focusing on the play you have highlighted a while
:18:22. > :18:29.ago. An obvious chance there again, also the top stay in the point. You
:18:30. > :18:37.cannot hurt Kyle Edmund from deep in the backhand corner. It has very
:18:38. > :18:55.quickly flashed like, your chance is gone. -- flashed by. 16th ace.
:18:56. > :19:31.No more challenges for Edmund. If they reach a tie-break, he will
:19:32. > :22:09.receive an extra one. Good to see some animation from
:22:10. > :22:12.Edmund in the last two points. He found a good first serve, a mentally
:22:13. > :23:19.tough point at Love 30. He is fabulous! You can say his leg
:23:20. > :23:25.is better. Definitely one of the best point of the match. Especially
:23:26. > :23:27.from the baseline, Pospisil was so quick to get around to use his
:23:28. > :23:55.forehand and Edmund was in trouble. Deep second serve. Skidded off the
:23:56. > :24:36.line. Oh, my God, that is huge. Huge.
:24:37. > :24:43.Terrific hold from 0- 30. He is hanging in by the capital H. She
:24:44. > :24:50.fended off a lot of energy and heat from Pospisil. That last point...
:24:51. > :24:55.The other thing about going back to the backhand, that was a great shot
:24:56. > :25:01.but he was also just hitting the ball back in the direction that it
:25:02. > :25:05.came. You see how his hitting it straight back, not changing
:25:06. > :25:16.direction. If you change direction it makes the shot doubly difficult
:25:17. > :25:24.and more errors come of it. But he has not made many inroads into the
:25:25. > :25:33.service game. If he gets a second serve, it might be worth coming into
:25:34. > :25:40.the net. Can you imagine the effect it would have on Pospisil? It seems
:25:41. > :25:52.to be a modern day thing. If they are not returning that great, they
:25:53. > :25:54.are loaded to change the position. Pospisil serving to stay in the set
:25:55. > :26:34.once again. There is the block return you called
:26:35. > :26:44.for. The pressure of the scoreboard, it was enough.
:26:45. > :27:26.The mood has suddenly changed in the arena.
:27:27. > :28:05.He has just about hung on to. Oh. That was tricky. It was. Edmund did
:28:06. > :28:09.well to get that serve back. It was a very good serve. Pospisil just
:28:10. > :29:33.held it on his racquet. This is high quality ten ish. Such
:29:34. > :29:37.an important time as well. -- tennis. Pospisil will do nothing
:29:38. > :29:50.more than just holding his position at the net. Very clever.
:29:51. > :29:58.On the two hour mark, ace number 8 comes down. It will be a tighter
:29:59. > :30:14.break to settle this third set. He gets the challenge back. Pospisil
:30:15. > :32:17.has four. He is very close to 90% of his first
:32:18. > :32:26.receives, Pospisil. He is 70% behind in his second.
:32:27. > :32:41.Is that on the line? We'll have a look.
:32:42. > :33:24.He went after him there, Pospisil to give it the effect. When he broke...
:33:25. > :33:30.When you add that intent on that point from Pospisil to punish the
:33:31. > :33:35.end in the second serve. Add that on to a couple of big serves with his
:33:36. > :33:38.record, it will be very difficult for Edmund. The next two points are
:33:39. > :33:57.crucial. We have been hearing that noise from
:33:58. > :34:04.him very early on in the match. The first round in Doha. He won a couple
:34:05. > :34:08.of matches. First round of a challenger coming in to this Davis
:34:09. > :34:12.Cup first round. You would think that last year as well, he lost in
:34:13. > :34:23.the first round of tournaments 14 times.
:34:24. > :34:41.He is very close to getting a win here.
:34:42. > :35:54.Four match points for Vasek Pospisil.
:35:55. > :37:03.The way he has been serving, he has got two points, the tie is level.
:37:04. > :37:16.Two hours and 8 minutes of very impressive tennis, especially on the
:37:17. > :37:22.serve for Pospisil. As devastating as Dan Evans was in the first match,
:37:23. > :37:26.it has been reversed. They are 1-1. It wasn't looking good that first
:37:27. > :37:30.half hour. It looked like he may have picked up a bit of an injury.
:37:31. > :37:34.That's a distant memory now. I felt like he had more of a plan on the
:37:35. > :37:38.court. Obviously he executed his game plan very well. The court
:37:39. > :37:43.suited him better but you can't really argue with that result. He
:37:44. > :37:51.played the better tennis and he deserved the win. A quick exit from
:37:52. > :37:57.Edmund. He did try to block that return to get it into the play but
:37:58. > :38:01.he left it a bit late before he was prepared to go outside of his own
:38:02. > :38:06.A-game if you like. It was a learning curve for the youngster. I
:38:07. > :38:13.think you look the way the first set went, it was the middle of the
:38:14. > :38:17.second set that got away far too quickly. That is a very difficult
:38:18. > :38:38.ask against anyone. Hopefully we will hear from
:38:39. > :38:46.Pospisil. He will besite of course that's for sure. He served really
:38:47. > :38:57.well. It was outstanding. 86% for points run behind his first second.
:38:58. > :39:03.70% behind his second. Saved all three break points. It's a
:39:04. > :39:12.tremendous in how Davis Cup can turn your fortunes around. It's one
:39:13. > :39:18.rubber apiece. He certainly certainly turned his form around as
:39:19. > :39:25.well. A very disappointing 2016, then he has come out firing. So
:39:26. > :39:31.solid there, 88% of first serves in. I am not sure we are going to hear
:39:32. > :39:36.this. There we are, so we will have our interview with Vasek, hopefully
:39:37. > :39:42.we will hear from Leon Smith as well. 1-1, at the end of the day, a
:39:43. > :39:53.wonderful performance from Dan Evans who defeated the 17-year-old from
:39:54. > :39:59.Canada, 6 hn 3 -- 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. 1 all, we will be back for the doubles
:40:00. > :40:03.on BBC Two. This is the world group as it stands at the end of the
:40:04. > :40:07.opening day. Still one match to be completed. That's the United States
:40:08. > :40:14.against Switzerland but Italy are two up against Argentina, German and
:40:15. > :40:21.Belgium, Australia is two up. Jack Sock has put the US up but John
:40:22. > :40:26.Isner has dropped the first set. Japan, are trailing 2-0 to France,
:40:27. > :40:32.and Canada and Great Britain one all. Certificate Victoria, with
:40:33. > :40:38.Novak Djokovic, two up against Russia and Croatia, 1-1 against
:40:39. > :40:43.Spain. So, raise /*. John, let's get your thoughts on that match. We were
:40:44. > :40:50.talking about how inconsistent in some ways that Kyle was looked. He
:40:51. > :40:57.looked rushed. He didn't have any time on the ball. It didn'tly didn't
:40:58. > :41:00.suit him. It was that -- it didn't suit him. It was that second set
:41:01. > :41:04.that went away. Just watching the way he played. Somebody of his
:41:05. > :41:08.ability, top 50 player, OK, he hasn't been playing that long on the
:41:09. > :41:11.circuit but he had a enough experience now, that he should have
:41:12. > :41:16.been able to hang in more on his serve. At least manage his serve. He
:41:17. > :41:20.has playing against a player who has no confidence. His record has been
:41:21. > :41:25.dreadful. You kind of sort of gut it out a little bit and show some
:41:26. > :41:30.presence out there for somebody who is ranked as high as he. Is he
:41:31. > :41:36.looked like the player who was bereft of confidence. Pospisil just
:41:37. > :41:39.looked like he won the grand slam at the Australian Open. I thought his
:41:40. > :41:43.attitude was not great today. It's difficult though when it's not your
:41:44. > :41:47.sort of personality to puff your chest out, fist pump and everything
:41:48. > :41:52.but you felt that he needed to do that, Pospisil was getting the crowd
:41:53. > :41:58.behind him and he was jumping up and down and high fiving everybody. You
:41:59. > :42:05.wanted Kyle to give something to his fans and his team-mates. As He is
:42:06. > :42:09.top 50 now, that match really highlighted probably the one thing
:42:10. > :42:14.in his game that I feel he needs to improve to go to the next level. At
:42:15. > :42:18.the moment, there isn't a plan B at all. If the - the few times I have
:42:19. > :42:23.seen him where he has come up against a player where the match-up
:42:24. > :42:28.isn't too good or the court surface doesn't quite suit him. He wasn't --
:42:29. > :42:32.he hasn't found a way where he can take a step back and he needs to do
:42:33. > :42:36.something else. You can change that by getting yourself into the match.
:42:37. > :42:41.Just one or two points can turn it around by getting involved a little
:42:42. > :42:45.bit more. You are right. Pospisil, you could tell from the first or
:42:46. > :42:51.second game. He was struggling to hold serve. I was almost thinking,
:42:52. > :42:56.are you burning too much energiserly on. Kyle Edmund didn't say a thing
:42:57. > :43:01.the whole time almost. I think it's tactics, his tactics were wrong as
:43:02. > :43:06.well. I know he favours going inside in and pulling a forehand across
:43:07. > :43:16.court. But Pospisil is so one sided, his forehand is so much better than
:43:17. > :43:20.his backhand, every time Kyle went into Pospisil's forehand. He was
:43:21. > :43:25.missing. Kyle fans look away now because here are a couple of
:43:26. > :43:31.illustrations of just how poor Edmund was today. Thses are not just
:43:32. > :43:36.-- these are not just forced errors, I haven't seen Kyle make errors like
:43:37. > :43:40.this for a long time. His forehand is known as a big weapon, world
:43:41. > :43:47.class but today, his forehand was not. Pospisil has a good forehand. I
:43:48. > :43:53.thought the match-up with favour Kyle, the speed of the court, maybe
:43:54. > :43:56.not but it was one sided. Kyle's forehand today, that's his go shot,
:43:57. > :44:00.there were so many errors coming from places. He was rushed a bit
:44:01. > :44:04.here and there. There were basic errors coming in. He looked somebody
:44:05. > :44:09.who didn't have any wins under his belt. He had no confidence out
:44:10. > :44:13.there. When we were looking at the trainer on set, this is looking good
:44:14. > :44:17.for Kyle. What about the doubles if they haven't got Pospisil in the
:44:18. > :44:22.doubles. He just - a second set he got better, the third set he gotten
:44:23. > :44:26.better, the way he was jumping at the end of the match, he will be
:44:27. > :44:32.back for the doubles. I thought there was a time that he may have to
:44:33. > :44:37.push out. He wasn't pushing off his left leg. Like you say, there is no
:44:38. > :44:41.better cure for an injury than a performance like that, an energy
:44:42. > :44:44.like that. He will have a bit of time recover. He will definitely be
:44:45. > :44:49.on the court tomorrow. Great for Pospisil today. But, Dan Evans,
:44:50. > :44:56.earlier today, he put Great Britain up in his match against the
:44:57. > :45:04.17-year-old Wimbledon junior champion, Denis Lovett-Murray. This
:45:05. > :45:09.is how he finished it off -- - Denis Shapovlov. Wonderful scenes out
:45:10. > :45:13.there against a player I am sure we will hear more about. Dan Evans
:45:14. > :45:21.carrying on from the Australian Open. Let's hear what he had to say
:45:22. > :45:28.to Michael Beattie after the match. You are on top of this match. What
:45:29. > :45:33.was the difference? I tried to get on top early. That was my plan, to
:45:34. > :45:37.silence him a bit and not give him much confidence on the court, to -
:45:38. > :45:42.an then, I did that very well and got - I sort of rolled him from then
:45:43. > :45:48.on. And then - I am happy with how I played. We can hear behind us, the
:45:49. > :45:51.support is pretty strong. Considering how many Canadians are
:45:52. > :45:57.here. They are making a lot of noise. I? I am so happy for them.
:45:58. > :46:01.Hopefully we can have something to sing about on Sunday. Is there
:46:02. > :46:06.something in 2017 that has clicked for you or has this been a
:46:07. > :46:10.combination of a long time's work. It has been a cumulative. I have
:46:11. > :46:14.been working hard for the last few years. I am starting to show a bit
:46:15. > :46:22.of form. Great performance today. Thank you, cheers. He is in
:46:23. > :46:28.tremendous form. 1-1, Nestor and Pospisil up against Jamie and
:46:29. > :46:35.Dominic. I think this is the best match of the on paper. Daniel Nestor
:46:36. > :46:39.is so experience, he is an Everreadiy battery - he keeps on
:46:40. > :46:48.going. Pospisil, the way he served and the speed of this court. They
:46:49. > :46:52.are not going to be easy to break. Inglot, he was number five. This
:46:53. > :46:56.match won't be on as easy as it looks on paper. I think this could
:46:57. > :47:04.be a close one. Looking forward to. That is tomorrow, you will be able
:47:05. > :47:07.to see it on BBC Two. I hope you enjoyed it from all of us here. Bye
:47:08. > :47:12.bye.