Spain v GB: Day 2 Davis Cup

Today it is Jamie Murray and Dominic

Inglot. I say the all-important

doubles match because what happened

yesterday, Liam Brodie stepped out

onto court, played very well but

lost in straight sets. Then out came

22-year-old Cameron Norrie making

his Davis Cup debut and a similar

result looked likely as he was 2-0

down and a break of serve down and

then this happened.

COMMENTATOR: For the second time,

Cameron Norrie, to the delight of

his captain, breaks straight back.

Definitely have to give Norrie a lot

of credit in this third set. It

would've been so easy to disappear.

He has not done that. Is right back

in this set. Stunning touch.

in this set. Stunning touch. And

what a way to get the break. Cameron

Norrie will serve for set number

three.

three. Great Britain have been

working hard for nearly five yards

and they do have something to smile

about. They've just taken their

first set of the weekend. To visit

effort. -- terrific effort for the

nice. It's almost like he's trying

to teach himself how to play on clay

in this very match. It so good, so

clinical. Great play.

clinical. Great play. How is that

for a hole? Three break points

saved. He has got the break. He

deserves it. Made it! The shot of

the match? He is absolutely inspired

just now. Amazing! He has got the

double break in the fourth set.

Would you believe it? Cameron Norrie

has taken Roberto Bautista Agut the

distance here.

distance here. The thinking, let

alone the execution, that's just too

good.

good. Three break points saved. How

damaging could that be for his

opponent? Norrie breaks. Amazing.

The quality of the tennis right

now... Norrie holds. Fall apart,

full of guts. Plenty of big points

in this matter. This maybe is the

biggest so far.

biggest so far. Norrie has got the

double break. It is 5-2, final set.

He will be wrapped in cotton wool if

you get this done. He is making it

look easy. Two match points.

Has there ever been a better debut

in the Davis Cup than that? Cameron

Norrie, from 2-0 down, has won it to

level the tie. A start has been born

in Monday.

Thanks to my team. The

barmy Army up there. I looked at my

forehand the whole match and just

made a point by point. Obviously I

was a little bit nervous. I'm really

pumped with my efforts and it's

given me a lot of confidence. I'm

just stoked.

I'm almost a little bit

lost for words. They fight like

hell. If the quality can come with

that, we always said no matter what

happened, if you win or lose there

will be something to be gained from

playing away in Spain. The

clay-court against top 20 players.

He's gained a lot more and he fully

deserves every bit of praise he

gets.

There will be plenty of praise

from the studio here. John, first of

all, what a massive upset but what a

great comeback.

It was one of those

matches where you are watching it

and you can't believe what you are

seeing. I was watching it thinking

this can't be happening. It was

brilliant. 2-0 down and the break

against a world-class player on your

debut, your first professional

clay-court match, and it made him

look like he was the class player

and his opponent was a rank amateur.

It was brilliant, as a performance.

Jamie, you are watching not so

closely. He just got better and

better and no sign of nerves on his

Davis Cup debut.

Watching it back,

it almost happened so quickly. At

the end he ran away with it.

Watching so many things you can talk

about comments tactics about how he

went about the match, they were

spot-on and he executed it

perfectly, but the main thing

really, we heard him say it at the

end, it felt like he was tougher.

That an astonishing statement for

your first match, and, to be honest,

it's a massive positive sign of

things to come and how he can, if he

can put it in the gold box, and take

it onto the tour, I don't

it onto the tour, I don't think you

can underestimate how powerful that

will be for him going forward.

Also

he'd never played more than three

sets. He's at the change of ends,

how are you feeling, and he said he

backs himself against this guy. No

physical problems at all.

Yes, he

didn't sound cocky, he was just

stating the fact that physically he

was ready to go. He looked like he

could play another two sets. The

nerves, the tension of playing your

first match on clay, your legs would

feel it and he would start to get

tired, but his opponent wilted

fulfil it was staggering, what a

performance. It's tough to put into

words how great this was.

A

staggering performance will stop

let's hear more from Leon Smith the

British captain about this youngster

was pulled off this massive upset.

Above all, he had to show incredible

hard and fight, 2-0 down, against

someone that much higher ranked than

you on a clay court, in their

backyard, its first and foremost,

you had to work extremely hard

that's what he did. He just started

a process, it was great, got the

break back, to get back on serve,

and then he built himself into the

match and started dictating a lot of

the points. I also think he invested

well. A couple of very, very long

rallies and he came out on top and

he sent out a very good message he

was physically ready to go the

distance and he kept saying to me at

the end, I backed myself physically,

so that was giving them confidence

that he could go deep in the match,

and then, of course, not just your

heart which has to take it, you have

two plates brave tennis and executed

and he did it well with his drop

shots. A good sense of when to come

forward and finish at the net, and

everything was impressive.

As he

said, he took so much from the team

and the barmy Army, as he called

them, he's very much a team man

having come through college tennis

and relief arrived on the

atmosphere.

He did, use the energy

in the crowd on the stadium, the

whole experience is unbelievably

well but that, yesterday, for me, it

was a journey of beliefs also the

start of the match really well and

he thought he was in this match and

then went through a dodgy spell when

he last seven games in Rome and you

thought all the belief was seeping

out and you thought, OK, there's no

way back but sure enough,

step-by-step, point by point, he got

a gift of a game at 1-0 in the third

set which I think was the massive

turning point in the match and from

there on in it was flawless. The

variety of his play combined with a

heart was unbelievable to watch.

If

you wear captain, you were in that

seat thinking of where the two

captains are, you would rather be

Leon Smith, wouldn't you because

neither of his players played to

their full ability?

No, to be

honest, in the first match, the

Spanish player was shaky. If you

look at Liam Broady, he had set

points in the third set, and in the

second match, I don't know what went

wrong with him. To be honest I was

surprised at the way the captain who

was talking to the players

particularly in the first match, and

the captain was still have a go at

him, and when you have got players

ranked as high as they are, a

captain, normally you don't say too

much, you encourage sharing their

thoughts when you have young players

on the court, then you get into

their heads and really help them but

I thought he talked too much and I'm

not sure the players liked it.

It's

always difficult playing a hungry

young person as a top-ranked player

and that's what happened with Liam

and Cameron yesterday, so it means

we are poised at 1-1 going into the

second day of this type and the

doubles, well, we're hoping so much

for Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot.

They are up against Luciano Lopez

and then tomorrow, they have got

five players in the team and we

don't know whether either will be

used, the singles players who played

yesterday. Maybe he will bring in

Pablo Carreno Busta and David

Ferrer. We haven't got a clue what's

going to happen and no one will know

until tomorrow because they don't

have to let anybody know until one

hour before play and it's going to

be fascinating, isn't it?

I think

from Great Britain underboss point

of view, it depends on what happens

in this match and how Kyle Edmund is

feeling fulfilled if we win the

doubles and our 2-1 up, I would not

be surprised to see Cameron Norrie

staying in and then Kyle Edmund

coming in to give as potentially the

best chance of pulling out what

would be an incredible upset. Nobody

gave us a chance before the match

started.

When you look at all five

players ranked inside the top 40, no

chance, it just shows how amazing

this competition is, so we're down

to the doubles now and Jamie and

Dominik are playing. Pablo Carreno

Busta and Cristiano Lopez. We can

hear from the British pair.

He will

be selling some cannons, Felly, and

that will be making returns and

putting the ball in court, so we

will just have to find a way to

manage it, but they haven't played

together and that could be a bonus

for us but these guys are

exceptionally good and clay-court

doubles is different to the standard

faster called so you have to stay

back a bit more and we will try to

put our spin on things and hopefully

come out successful.

How do you

prepare for this, Jamie come in

terms of getting used to the clay?

You haven't had much time to make

that transition.

I think the guys

are in that situation coming back

from Australia, playing a lot hotter

weather, faster conditions,

different balls, as well. Here it is

quite cold. I think we still have a

good game. I've had a good bit of

success against those guys on clay

before so I know what I can do that

they don't like and maybe tried to

do that on Saturday.

And what don't

they like? I suppose that's pouncing

all over the net which is what he

does so well, Jamie Murray.

Yes,

he's brilliant at that. Dominic

Inglot goes for the big shots and

Jamie polishes them off at the net.

I think we are slight favourites in

this match for them it will be a

tough one, I think.

Looking at the

Spanish pair, Lopez, huge service,

and Pablo Carreno Busta also was a

tough player.

Lopez has played

doubles in the Davis Cup and have

been playing here for many, many

years but the British team will be

trying to take time away from the

Spaniards but Davis Cup doubles on

clay will be a roller-coaster.

Also

thriving on the momentum of

yesterday, so we already now for

this doubles match and we can join

it. It is just under way for the

Jamie and John are on their way to

the comedy box to join Chris Bradman

and it's just in the first game of

the match. All yours, Chris.

COMMENTATOR: A shaky start in the

first couple of points but an ace

has got him to 15-30 in this opening

game. Missed by a whisker.

game. Missed by a whisker. Pablo

Carreno Busta's first time they're

playing together, the Spanish pair.

Lopez is far more experienced. In

Davis Cup.

Great defence. Great atmosphere.

Both sets of supporters. First break

point.

Didn't look shaky from Dominic

Inglot who's been such a great team

member over the years for Team GB.

So often he's had to sit courtside

for the entire weekend. He has won

two of his Davis Cup rubbers. Both

of them with Jamie Murray. The

perfect start for the home side.

8000 seats. Pretty much packed.

CROWD CHEERS

Tensions running high. It's a huge

match.

The doubles always is.

13 degrees. Jamie Murray looks

freezing! Really wrapped up for

this. I hope he has got... Maybe

he's got an injury and is keeping

warm but, fashion wise, come on,

Jamie, really?

Serving and staying back. Still

difficult to get your head round

that when you watch that in doubles

with the server and stay back. But,

on clay, it's effective.

Murray quick to get into sees the

net and break back the point.

The home crowd is in much better

voice.

Yes, I think they realised

that they got to try and make it

look and feel like a home match

yesterday. It didn't look that way

at all.

at all.

It's always been pivotal,

the doubles in Davis Cup, and to

have a regular pay is such a fillip

for nations, but not many do these

days.

Lopez was a mainstay of the

Spanish team for years and years.

Lopez played in the 2003 final. In

2017 he still playing tennis at the

absolute highest level. Quite an

achievement, isn't it?

Yeah.

Huge gap down Inglot's line.

Lucky to get away with that.

Ranked tenth in the world in

singles, Pablo Carreno Busta, 78 in

doubles. This is just his sixth

Davis Cup rubber, in total. Strength

in depth.

A lefty playing on the right court

for Spain.

Love hold to get on the scoreboard.

Obviously Jamie Murray and Dominic

Inglot play doubles all the time but

for the others, they played doubles

too but not many of the top players

do that any more.

Yes, that is the

pity, really. We would like to see

more of the top players playing

doubles but you just don't see it.

In the Davis Cup, if you can get a

partnership that plays a little bit

regularly, it certainly helps and

obviously it helps the United States

for many years having the Bryan

brothers.

I wonder, there's so many

reasons you could look at for that,

aren't there? For the singles

players. They have shortened doubles

matches so you had the sudden death

tie-break. That doesn't seem to have

sparked any more activity from the

top players. Is that because the

prize money is not worth it for them

against what they get in singles? Is

it because there's just too many

tournaments on the calendar? There's

just a whole variety of reasons.

It's certainly very different to

when you were playing.

Automatically

would play singles and doubles. Yes,

the first one who did not do it with

Bjorn Borg, he was the first player

who made it fashionable not to play

doubles and then the trend continued

from there unfortunately. So I blame

Bjorn Borg. It's his fault!

At least he gave us a few good

decent singles matches to watch.

Only a few. A few hundred.

A few

thousand.

He could probably give

some clothing to Jamie Murray now.

That's class, that is. I love

watching him serve. It is such a

beautiful motion and he's one of the

best volley is on the tour but that

service motion was a fine volley hit

to there. That's just about perfect

technique to there.

He is ranked 25

in the world, in doubles, Lopez.

Played semis insofar -- in the Doha.

Who lost to Murray. They got some

recent history, those two.

Solid, very solid.

Is Busta the one

to go to for breaks?

I think he is

one to go through at the net but

stay away from Lopez when both

players are a way at the net, that's

for sure. That's who you pick your

target against when there is a 50-50

ball.

Wow!

That's exactly what Dominic Inglot

didn't want, having lost his serve

in the first game but, importantly,

he has a good confidence building

game here just to get himself into

the match.

Such quick hands, Jamie.

Unbelievable.

Stays in so close to

the net, as well. He picks it off

that quickly.

That is a major change

in doubles, how close they stand,

these days.

They back themselves to

get back. Very few players lob.

Jamie Murray is one of the few

players who lobs off the return of

serve. They back themselves in

opposition. Obviously much easier to

volley when you are right on top of

the net and they would rather come

after a good first serve, see if you

can lob me. I will take that chance.

I always thought when you play

doubles at this level, the first

couple of games when you are

returning I would go down the line

on almost every return, just send a

message out, because they are going

to cross half the time anyway.

It's better. A lot of the top

doubles players who will actually

see them do that, certainly right at

the start, if I can go down the line

and hit the tramlines I'm going to

win quite a few points and if I can

put a little bit of doubt on the net

players over the net at the main

part, then I have done a good job.

Yes. The difference of first serve

for Inglot. You consider yourself

unlucky if you got a seat next to

that, wouldn't you?

LAUGHTER

Is that I half price tickets? It

would not be nice to have that for

four hours!

four hours! His new captain made an

impression yesterday and had a lot

to say. Leon Smith seem to keep what

he was saying very simple.

He spoke

quite a bit, that it looked very

well measured and he had two rookies

playing. There is a difference but

for me, when you have two

experienced players and you are

losing, they do different things,

you do things to help, but you

pretty much let the players manage

themselves do give them little hints

and there, but at the top 20, top 25

players who been around for a number

of years, I don't think they need

too much chat over and over again

and also it was the way he was doing

it. It was not in a calm fashion. I

don't know what he was saying

because I don't speak Spanish

unfortunately, but I thought he was

a little bit too aggressive at times

for me.

Just the opening break in the

opening game the difference between

the two.

There is that lob you talked about.

He hasn't got it zeroed down.

Probably they prefer somebody to

serve and volley? I think they

would. It is not easy on the clay,

you have got to hit a very good

volley.

He made the final of the

doubles in the US Open,

Carreno-Busta.

So he knows his way

around.

Super. Is he going to change his

racket? Yeah. Maybe try to help the

lob return.

Hmm. Uses that well.

The umpire's got to keep an eye on

the net players, because they're

virtually over it for the volley.

Amazing.

LAUGHTER. Wasn't sure about that

one! Oh!

Mrauz.

They did well to get away with that

point.

That was great play from

Inglot. Perfect tactics. Shows you

how tough it is even on the doubles

court to put the ball away on clay.

Jamie still hasn't got the lob

working yet. Hasn't got the range.

I want that one!

Backhand return is normally more

solid for Jamie Murray.

His forehand

he has managed to, how can I put?

Disguise the fact, he has built his

game around the backhand side and

the forehand he used that bumped

forehand and takes a short swing.

But he can't come over the ball on

the forehand side.

Too good.

Surprising miss there. Looked at the

court as if it was a bad bounce.

That second serve was right in his

hitting zone there, shouldn't have

missed that one.

What an angle.

If there was one

place I didn't think he would do go

for. I thought he would play safe

and he goes for the tram line. Look

at the court there. Boom!

Good thing

that angle existed.

That is a fabulous volley. It is

much sharper now than at the start.

Tactics are now clear. When you have

a guy serving and staying back, does

that make you feel, come on, we have

got to break this guy? How tough is

it?

For me, it can be really tough.

Particularly on clay. The problem is

if you don't hit a good enough

approach shot, these players are so

good from the baseline, on the clay

it gives them extra time to prepare.

They will hit dipping shots and it

is difficult. I think they would

prefer to have someone stay back,

where they can at least chip and

come in and rather than somebody who

is serve and volleying. Maybe they

have

have got a good combination with

Lopez and Carreno-Busta.

It depend

on the opponent. For Jamie and Dom,

they want to get forward and it

gives them territory to go after and

if they execute well, they will get

some success from that. If you had

somebody of the ground strokes

quality of an Andy Murray for

example, he would love to see

somebody serve and volleying who is

not good at the net. Because I'm

going to dip and toy with you and

keep doing it.

New balls for Lopez.

4-3.

That being the prime example. If you

had two singles players with that

second ball, they would almost never

be missing that.

Only lost two points on serve since

that tough hold from Carreno-Busta,

the second game of the set. The

regular coaches courtside.

At the moment, the British pair are

not hurting the Spanish team at all

on the return of serve. There's

nothing coming at them at all. It is

almost like they're in two minds.

Jamie's lobbying a lot. Doesn't look

like he has the confidence to come

over the ball. Dom Inglot has hit a

couple of good ones, but not

consistent enough.

Dom Inglot would like to get a

higher percentage of first serves in

as well. The vast majority have been

missing in the net. So he is not

reaching up to the ball and pulling

down quickly.

The Spanish pair have

only hit four second serves between

them.

There he tried to slow it up

to get the first serve in. Then you

take the risk of a good return of

serve coming at you.

Standing back for the second serve

too.

Oh!

The net caughts could go

anywhere. Could have bounced up into

a nice position to smack it away.

But that one, no, the old wrong-foot

net caught.

It is a big serve. He is six foot

five. When it does go in. There is

not too much difference between the

first and second serve in terms of

pace.

Will he play tomorrow?

Carreno-Busta is the one they have

come closest to breaking.

I think

John's right. The British team have

started OK. It is just the rhythm on

return of serve. It would be good to

get, obviously this is a critical

game coming up, but in the context

of the match, it would be good to

get a couple of games where they get

into every single point and make

them play a few more balls. It is

not like the Spanish team are

serving aces. On clay you tend to

get a chance to get your racket on

the ball.

Is the trick not to block

the return to the server on the

baseline, but hit a hard return and

keep it low to make it awkward.

Tactically what do they do?

That is

what Jamie Murray's tactic on his

front fear hand, yes, he is thinking

about the direction of it. But the

damage of that shot, because it is

so low over the net. Even if the net

player tries to do something, he

whats no time to -- he has no time

to react.

Serving for the set can

change things too.

Absolutely.

A

little caption adds a bit pressure.

Very solid there.

When Jamie Murray

was talking I can do a few things

they won't like, that is an example,

a block return, followed by coming

into the net. Not many players do

that.

Good hands. Very good hands there

from Inglot. Inglot on the return of

serve can be streaky and miss four

or five in a row and then hit three

Clyne winners. -- clean winners. Now

is the time you hope. Jamie has set

him up well. He needs a return of

serve here.

Oh, what a volley. What a volley.

Set point, Spain.

If Carreno-Busta

had had to hit that shot he wouldn't

have made it. But Lopez opened up

that racket face enough.

He practices for hours at the net,

with players just nailing balls as

hard as they can at Jamie Murray for

20 minutes or so - for this. A

phenomenally quick reactions.

He

would see that as routine. That

wasn't even a routine reaction.

Second set point.

Just the one break in the opening

game of the set, it is enough for

Spain to take it after 35 minutes.

STUDIO: We will be right back with

this match. But what is happening

elsewhere in the world group in

2018?

France are facing the Netherlands.

Gasquet defeated Haas yesterday.

They're 1-1 at moment. In Japan,

Italy are 2-1 up up. The winner of

Great Britain and Spain will play

the winner of Australia and Germany

and it is advantage Germany.

Kazakhstan have defeated

Switzerland, who are without Roger

Federer.

Federer. Marin Cilic is on court

today. But Korea have lost the

opening set 6-2. The United States

against Serbia, United States are

2-0 up. The doubles match today. No

Bryan brothers any more.

Bryan brothers any more. Serbia's

top player is playing. Belgium are

in control against Hungary.

in control against Hungary. We will

keep you up-to-date. Now back to

Marbella.

COMMENTATOR: Pretty tight first set.

Nothing to get too alarmed about.

No, just a shaky first service game.

After that, the British team always

looked comfort yak on their serve.

Had a couple of mini-chances against

the... Carreno-Busta serve. They're

in that set, if they can combine

better on the return of serve. It is

a bit up and down. They are still

capable of pulling back this match.

Staying at the same end for serve,

Britain, it helps with the sun

having a lefty and a righty. For

both pairs.

Not sure that any player on the

court at the moment is returning

well. The standard of returning has

not been great. The court is pretty

slow as well.

I was expecting a lot more balls in

court than we have seen off all four

serves. I'm sure that will improve

though.

There was a bit of advice on

Inglot's return of serve - stay

lower. You're coming upright too

soon.

Horrible feeling if you're not

returning as well as your partner,

you feel like you're letting them

down. Specially when you're playing

left court. Jamie's always played

right court, being a lefty.

Yeah.

It is a small thing, but it can make

a big difference in these matches,

the scoreboard pressure - if the

British team can hold their serve,

keep their noses in front, the

Spanish team have more settle into

the match in the first set, because

they had the breathing space from

the start.

They both stands back for Inglot's

return and just lob the return high.

He has to start making a few more

than he is at the moment.

That is brilliant.

It is not a

forehand volley you would teach, but

it is a bit like John McEnroe's

forehand volley. I wouldn't say it

wassed a good as. But -- it was as

good as. But he hits it really well.

An excellent second serve.

Only lost one point behind the

second serve.

That may give Inglot some

confidence, three very good

backhands there and he stayed low on

all of them.

When he sets himself on those ground

strokes, he does have a lot of power

and he can trouble anybody. It is

that magic word - consistency.

He normally is so good at that lob

return.

He hasn't really made one

yet.

Interesting they are both back

for Jamie's return, but Jamie goes

in for Inglot's return. Something's

behind that.

That wasn't a bad game for the

British team. But Inglot looked like

he got a bit more rhythm back on the

return.

Good to love Davis Cup

crowds - the atmosphere. Individual

tournaments, they're not all going

to turn up all the time.

I don't

know why they only turned up on

Saturday. The Spanish team needed

them yet. Yesterday was like being

at home in Britain.

Is the mark being looked at? It is

out.

I'm not sure that is the right

mark, is it?

A double fault it is.

Pressure again on the Inglot serve.

It is the great thing about

clay-court tennis. More often than

not, no matter how big your service,

you're probably not going to be able

to serve your way out of trouble.

You have to step up at every point

and be prepared for a battle.

He

should take a bit of his first serve

and put some more spin on it then?

I

think that is one way he could go.

He has got a good kick-serve.

Dropping some pace would be

effective on this court.

It just

puts pressure on your second serve

if you are missing a lot of firsts.

Twitches shoulders, he served a

double fault at the start of the

match.

It is all Spain so far in the

doubles rubber.

doubles rubber. And early break

again. Against the Inglot serve.

Jamie Murray got tangled up on that

volley and whether he lost sight of

the returns slightly. With Dominic

Inglot, whether it is nervous or

tension or the environment, he has

not quite settled into a comfortable

rhythm to play his best tennis yet.

The trouble is, when that happens

and your partner is often a little

bit, the tendency is you try little

bit too much yourself and with

Jamie, the pressure is on him. He

has to keep making more the returns

and all of a sudden his game drops a

little bit as well. It is that

little balance and they haven't got

it right yet. They have got to have

faith they can turn it around. I

still think they can break the

Spaniard's serve. At the moment, it

is taking care of business and

holding their own serve which

Dominic at the moment has not felt

comfortable.

He has spent a lot of

time in his Davis Cup career being

on the bench for three days,

probably wondering what it is like

to be out there playing in the

cauldron. A great team member.

He

has played some good matches as

well.

well. He was the best player on the

court against Serbia.

It is so important he keeps his eye

on the exact Mark!

They are

replaying the point, I presume.

They

all agreed it was out.

I think the

Spanish have given it, they said it

was in. That should never be a

replay though, the point was over.

They have given the point. Or have

they? There is some confusion here.

I wouldn't mind seeing the replay of

that.

This is also where Jamie Murray,

with his experience, he has got to

be the captain on court the moment.

They have got Leon Smith the captain

when they have the changeovers, but

you need to have someone who takes

charge in the pairing. At the moment

Dominic Inglot is not there. The

points go quick and some panic sets

in. You have got to calm it down.

He is having a good chat with him

now.

There are still a lot of tennis to

be played here. They will

manufacture some opportunities but

they do not want to be too far out

of sight when that happens.

Beaten for pace if that is in. 3-1

it is.

A terrific start for Spain. So fired

up at the start of this. The crowd

are fired up as well. It is like

they were determined to win this

match as well, the crowd.

And the

evidence at the moment with the way

they are playing, I would say

Carreno Busta is going to be playing

singles tomorrow.

And he may not be.

A super point. Quick wheels from Dom

in block to get back for that one.

That was a good log. -- Dom Inglot.

Tomorrow is going to be fascinating.

No one has a clue what will happen.

No one has a clue who will play.

What number they might play!

Jamie is saying that is not the

right mark.

Carlos Ramos is saying

the board is good.

the board is good.

Lopez has now got

rid of the mark. He is saying, sorry

I got that one wrong. Yes, you did.

A good laugh though.

It was a very

good bluff. -- bluff. They want the

point.

UMPIRE:

Replay the point.

He is not quite sure, Ramos here. He

has looked a bit doubtful umpiring

this.

this. What we would all love to see

is a replay and sort it out.

Everyone is relying on their memory

of what happened in that point. What

did happen?

I don't know!

It was

half an hour ago.

They are going back for another chat

here.

I think you might have

convinced him!

What has the other fellow got to do

with it? No idea.

He must be asking

when he called the ball.

He the

lines person, OK. I hope he has got

a good memory.

He didn't get there very quickly for

that one, Jamie Murray.

They are

returning much better.

The first set

he did not make many returns of

serve stop you were expecting them

to get hold of the service and now

it looks like they are finding the

rhythm. This is a danger time right

now.

So good.

More break points.

This was

definitely a point, the class of

someone who is in the top ten in the

world. A lot of pace on that one.

A

semifinalist in New York last year.

Kevin Anderson, the surprise

package.

This is another virtual set point

here.

Another one close.

Luckett was

called out.

A great body serve there.

That was

one heck of a serve, considering the

importance of that point. That felt

like it was about ten miles an hour

faster than most of his second

service. He really went for that.

That is the pressure the Spanish

pair are now putting on these

returns of serve.

I was about to say a few minutes ago

the British team looked like they

need a moment, a bit of inspiration,

something to fire them up and get

some energy. I wonder if they get

out of this game, whether that will

spark something.

It is amazing how many of those

bodies Murray makes. Look how long

the swing is -- how many of those

volleys he makes.

Great. Can that inspire. Quite a

roar from Murray.

roar from Murray. They had known a

mentor Matt the start of the match

when they got broken in the first

game. -- they had no momentum from

the start of the match.

I'm thinking

about that serve at 30-40. You heard

a shout from Murray but he knows one

break on clay, that is nothing.

Two

breaks, you are done.

They are still

talking about the returns.

It is a

very fine balance because Dom Inglot

knows more than anyone else, that he

is not making enough returns. He can

feel it himself, trying so hard to

do something about it. As a captain

and partner, if you are constantly

meant to do a bit of this, and a bit

of that, it is like, OK guys, I am

trying to

trying to figure it out.

It is a

fine balance will stop you want to

make a return, don't worry about

them, just make one somehow.

Remember your technique, you do not

want to think too much about it.

Three men haven't been broken yet.

Should have made that. That was a

good chance there.

A couple of lobs have drifted that

way. I wonder if there is a bit of

wind.

That is impressive.

There were Lopez, it is very good

serve there but the thing with

Carreno Busta, very rarely crosses.

You have actually got a fair bit of

the court to a mat on these returns.

The other way round when Carreno

Busta is serving, Lopez does cross a

lot more. The return of serve you

have to think about a bit more. I'm

surprised the British pair are not

returning more service into court

against Lopez.

What a shock to go for! He just

served a double fault. It's sort of

hung for a while, didn't it? I

didn't realise he had that much

feel. Beautiful shot.

They are after Inglot again. Look at

the eyes.

The difference is the

return. They are making the British

pair play almost every ball.

Another insurance point here.

So good! That was a tremendous

point.

point. They are hanging in literally

right here. The Spanish team focused

on the wrong man at the net there.

Again, two doubles in a game for

Inglot.

Inglot. His first serve percentage

is letting him down.

That is a let off from a second

serve out. Carreno Busta has not

missed a point for a long time. At

the moment it feels like the Spanish

are way on top, they have tonnes of

breathing room but how quickly have

we seen matches change? Yesterday

was a prime example.

Oh, boy.

That

was a poor volley there, that was in

the middle of the net. Took a big

swing on that one. Just dragged that

ball down.

Although could do was stand and

watch. Didn't miss by that much.

Has he made that?

Lopez is probably

saying I have won six points in a

row, any chance you can win one? My

shoulders are getting a bit sore.

He

took the pace of Inglot there. He

has tried to mix it up.

That is gutsy.

It is a big second

serve. I guess that is the reason

why he hits some doubles, he goes

for it.

He does not hold back.

That was well watched from Inglot. I

was not clear until the last minute

whether Jamie Murray would take that

one. It was the right decision.

Well held.

That is a huge lift for

the British pair there. They should

really be down two sets to love

already by now.

I wonder whether Leon Smith will

continue to talk about the return or

focus on other things and take the

pressure away. They are having a

party, whatever happens. They are in

Marbella, why not?

Marbella, why not?

The sun is

shining.

shining. It is an interesting one

for Leon, tactically with this

match. Because when you are down and

it has relatively speaking been

one-way traffic, there is a tendency

to start to think of different

things to do to change things up.

But actually, it is not like their

plan A, they have been doing really

well and it has worked. It is almost

like they need to go back to basics

and say, no, if we execute how we

think we can on Plan A, then we do

think it will cause a bit of

trouble. It is a balance between not

panicking and feeling like you have

to do something different, and

finding a way to get your game on

court.

court.

Said Carreno Busta, he is the

one who offered up a break point.

I think Jamie wanted that one! He

did not push in out of the way but

it was as good as!

He was on his

way.

It was a good return at the

start.

Oh, the top of the net!

Inglot has not tried to lob once.

So good by comparison. That just

makes it even worse for Inglot, to

see a return like that! Should Jamie

stand back and just get the lob up

high? Do something different?

The pattern continues.

Puente,

Dom Inglot tried to hit the

return four feet inside the baseline

on the the rise. The timing has to

be good. When you're playing well,

great, but it's not. Maybe stand

back two or three feet on the return

and give himself a split second more

time. The other tactics at the

moment is just not working.

Well played and nothing wrong with

that defensive lob.

Very good.

An

example of the pace he has on that

forehand. He got his whole frame

behind that one as well.

Lopez has returned a lot better than

his partner. He is may making the

most of the returns on their side.

Did well, that was awkward.

Love

hold.

hold. Here we are again.

Well...

Don't try and jump into the return.

I think that is what he was saying.

Yeah. That is the sort of shots he

is talking about, when you're

playing well and you're seeing the

ball like a football. But he is not.

So hang back a bit, give yourself a

bit more time. As Jamie said this is

looking easy on paper, but they

should have had two other breaks and

it should be all over. A couple of

points, an inspirational point here

and the Spanish team could get tight

and things could change quickly.

Doesn't look good at the moment, but

anything can happen.

anything can happen.

V Lopez will be

the one to serve it out. He has only

lost five points on serve so far.

One of those a double fault.

Yeah.

Serving for a two-set lead.

Terrific start.

Terrific serving isn't it.

It is

such a good serve. It is so

difficult to read.

He really throws

the ball over his head and can ping

it in any direction.

Champion at

Queen's last year.

Now then... Didn't have much of a

chance on the last serve, Dom

Inglot. Maybe this one he will get a

chance to take a swing at it.

He tried standing further back.

At

least he made them play.

Unfortunately the direction wasn't

very good.

Two set points.

Good return again from Jamie Murray.

He has returned very well in this

match.

Very well.

Murray and Inglot have got to do a

Norrie - they have got to win from

two sets down.

STUDIO: At least we know it is

possible. But Spain are looking

solid. Very much in the driving

seat, two lets to love up. That

would put them 2-1 up in the tie.

This what is we have been talking

about all day, who would play

tomorrow. Because Kyle Edmund, will

he deem himself fit? The Davis Cup

has changed the rules and five

players are named in each team so,

you can make changes and you feel

Spain will make changes. You're sure

Carreno-Busta will come into one of

the singles matches. So much to talk

about, whatever is play -- whoever

is playing we will have that match

for you tomorrow morning at 10

o'clock. Our live coverage will be

10 o'clock on BBC Two. Heading back

to this match and Chris, how do Leon

and Jamie deal when you have player

who isn't playing at his best, how

during the match can you change it?

Doo you keep it simple? It is just

very hard for Leon and Jamie to get

him to lift his game. Which he has

got to do. Because the Spaniards

will be targeting him?

Exactly, at

the moment Jamie has returned very

well. Inglot's percentage is so

poor. You can see what Leon was

saying, stand back, give yourself

more of a chance to have a swing at

it. He at least got two returns

back. Unfortunately he hit them

straight to Carreno-Busta. I think

that is the way to do it. Just try

and get a bit of rhythm back and

then be more aggressive. You can't

win if you can't return the ball

back into court. But they have got

to take care of their own business

and hold their serve. I still

believe that they're going to get a

chance to break at some stage. I

still think they can do this. It is

a long way back though that is for

sure.

Holding serve, we have seen

Dom has given away so many cheap

points, you talk about that, he

wants to hit the big serves, do you

think maybe he should take a bit of

pace off and get a higher percentage

in? He has got to at least get in

the point.

I would like him to do

that. If Dom takes a bit off his

serve, it is still huge. But he

doesn't seem to have that in his

make up. He keeps on going for the

big second serve and the confidence

is just not there. I would like to

see him get a higher percentage of

first serves in, slow it down by

10mph and it will still be a

difficult serve to play against.

COMMENTATOR: Cameron Norrie created

some her Ree wick -- heroics

yesterday. It will be interesting to

see if Dom Inglot can turn it

around. He looks like he has gone

into a shell. When he sits down, his

eyes are distant, I'm not returning

well, Jamie is. He can't snap out of

it.

The other thing worth

mentioning, the tactical side of

things is one element. Let's not

forget, the Davis Cup competition is

a team competition, but in singles

you're out by yourself. Doubles is a

team game. In terms of what is going

on in between the points and the

energy he is getting from Jamie and

Leon, it is important that he is

getting nothing but positive energy

and they take this one point at a

time. If he feels there any any type

of negotiation televisionty or

tension or -- negativity or the heat

on the back of his head because the

eyes are burning into him, it won't

help.

It is loom like if you -- like

if you miss a ball, don't worry,

keep believing. If you get too much

other, say too much other than that

it will keep entering his head how

badly he has been playing.

At the end of the day, there is only

two breaks of serve in the match.

This is a vote of confidence in

itself that he is serving first in

the set. I don't know whether the

sun's an issue, with the lefty and

the righty. They had the option for

Jamie to serve first there.

By far his easiest service game.

Good start.

He did slow his first

serve speed down in that game as

well.

I know I have laboured the

point, but how about the idea of

just hitting a defensive high lob

for Inglot to at least make them pl

smashes. We saw one defensive lobby

and they struggled to put it away.

It is difficult to have a tactic

that way, to think of lobbing. I

think he has got to think more of

staying back like in that last game

and getting some returns back and

making sure the direction is better.

I think that is more of the play.

I do think that Carreno-Busta, he is

the man to go at on any 50/50 shot.

Lopez is the best player on the

court today, followed closely by

Jamie Murray.

Yes, it's in.

Why is Lopez checking

it out?

That was a let!

Why was

Carlos Ramos getting out of the

chair then?

That is a good serve.

That will help Inglot. He has made

one!

Carreno-Busta's managing his

serve in a way kind of what we have

been talk about. Inglot, he won't

start taking pace off. But

Carreno-Busta is struggling and he

is hitting three quarters kickers

into the backhand almost every time.

He nailed that!

From a ball that had

zero pace and was dropping

vertically as well. That was all in

the timing that one.

They're feeding off it

confidence-wise, Carreno-Busta and

Lopez. He has got to keep holding

serve. They have been broken early

in each set. They have got to keep

holding and nudge the scoreboard.

They have only got to make a couple

of returns.

I'm going to say it now in case it

does happen, the fact there was a

2-0 come back yesterday, guarantee

you in terms of belief that will

make that absolutely will have an

impact on what the British players

are thinking. Not saying it is going

to happen. But they know if Cam

Norrie can do it against Bautista

Agut. Why can't they?

It is so important this game. Broken

in the third game of the second set.

They cannot afford to go a break

down here.

Well done. You have been the captain

John, what would you be saying now?

I mean, they have got to just, you

know, I think what we have been

saying about what with Dom Inglot

and Leon's made his point and

mentioned things, I agree with what

Jamie said, you can't keep harping

on it all the time. Because it will

become a psychological thing. It is

this belief they have got to have.

As you said, they lost the first two

sets with one break on each. They

didn't play well. It is not that far

away. And Carreno-Busta in my

opinion has not returned well. Lopez

has played very well. But they're

not far off. But they're not doing

the simple things well. They're just

not getting the ball back in play.

Leon is mentioning something here

again.

Lopez, who has been so good on

serve, up next.

serve, up next. Smiles all around

the Spaniards. In their sunshine.

Second ace for Lopez, fourth for the

team.

I don't know the numbers, but it

feels like the British team almost

haven't once been 0-15 up on a

Spanish service game just to get

their noses in front.

A very good volley there.

The

problem is before you know it,

you're then serving again and the

pressure's back on.

Love game. Now of course the

pressure is straight back to Inglot.

He has been the only man broken -

and twice.

He is so good at that shot. He lets

the ball come on to him a fraction

more than most players would. Gives

him the angle.

He targeted Inglot

initially in the point.

The best return he has hit for a

while.

The extra height, having

broken Inglot twice. They're

seriously after him again.

This is where Jamie's got to keep

believing and he has got to keep

giving his partner confidence here.

It looked like he really went for

that return. I don't know if that

was the rigt decision. Get it to

feet - ask the question.

I don't

think he has returned that well

today. Lopez has returned way

better.

The third time he has served two

double faults in a game. Another

break point. A bit of a look. They

exchanged gifts before the tie.

There has been a few in this rubber!

And then that!

Five aces and seven double faults -

Great Britain, all from Dom Inglot.

This is very makeable. Just pulls

that down to early. Snatches at that

volley.

Well done! Few!

It is nerve-racking,

every service game he has at the

moment. You just don't feel like he

will close it easily.

will close it easily.

A horrible

feeling as a player when you are not

quite there and you are trying so

hard to make it happen.

It is the

worst feeling ever. You feel like

you're letting your partner down and

your country down that you have got

to get that out of your mind as

quickly as you can. Your partner has

got to help you and you have got to

have belief in yourself.

And somehow

get into a position where it is

irrelevant what has happened in the

last two hours. He cannot do

anything about it. What you want to

do is somehow learn from it which

gives you a better chance of making

the next ball or playing your best

tennis in the next five minutes. If

I was Leon I would be reminding them

at every changeover of what happened

yesterday.

And it is the first time

in a match where they have held

serve for the first time three times

a row.

And talk to them about how

good they are. Just keep believing.

They are a world-class team. It is

going to happen. You are going to

break.

Great move.

Good deep return as

well.

Now then.

It is the first time they have had

15-30 since the second game of the

second set.

I knew Jamie Murray was going to

come in off that return. I'm a

little surprised he went down the

line with the return. Lopez was

sharp to that one.

They made some headway in that game.

Acorns and all that.

Exactly. They

have got a few more balls back in

play.

play. At least hang in there and

baby they will get to the tie-break.

At least you have got a shot that

way.

That was a bit fortunate where it

ended up. The reflex was good. It

was a tough return of serve there.

That serve sort of sat there and Dom

Inglot moved a fraction too soon.

So good. He played the wrong shop

there, Lopez.

That was such a clever

half-volley from Jamie Murray. Not

many people would have had the

vision to play this one short.

Well done, good point. Good pick-ups

there from both players.

there from both players.

So solid,

Murray. Wanting to control the play.

Become that captain that you talked

about with the team.

about with the team.

He is doing a

lot of nodding. He has got a lot of

instructions coming at him.

Nudging that scoreboard, Great

Britain.

Britain. From their point of view,

much better in this third set.

They

are in the set. The other two sets

they were down so only at the break.

It kept slipping away. You feel like

they are in this much more. Starting

to make a few more returns. Holding

their serves more comfortably as

well.

It is the occasional word to Jamie.

Not much. You keep going, I will

work on Dom.

work on Dom. They had a sniff in the

last Spanish service game. 15-30.

Such a mental battle these matches.

It seems like they are miles behind

now. This has not been a massively

physical match, even for a doubles

match on the clay. Sometimes you can

have lots of long exchanges. There

haven't been so far. If you can

somehow find a way to get this set,

it becomes a completely different

match again.

Just under two hours.

Lopez serving. 3-4, third set.

He has got to keep positive, Jamie

Murray, for Inglot here.

Made it. Not the cleanest kit but he

will take anything.

Anything!

The points are getting bigger on the

Spaniard's firm. They have not had a

lot of pressure.

Such a good serve.

He has been so

clinical with the wide one.

The ball

toss I thought he was going to swing

it down the middle.

It is an amazing

ball toss. It has been a nightmare

to read his serve.

You cannot, that

is the problem.

Starting to come good, Inglot.

When

he gets hold of the ball, he really

gets hold of it. He just clocked it.

The first return has been key. It

stayed low there, good extension.

Murray is so consistent.

A volley,

or got it back into court. So much

power. On play the ball just sits

there in says, hit me.

-- on the clay, the ball just sits

there and says, hit me. That was a

good volley. Even though they lost

this game, this power should be

thinking, we are getting close. I

know time is running out but you

take small little comforts when you

play a match like this. Some good

returns from Inglot.

You would

expect the Spanish focus to be at

its absolute peak in this game now,

given what has happened in the match

so far.

Is anybody else holding their breath

every time Inglot hits a first

serve?

Great serve.

Seven of those.

Good hands.

Getting closer and closer.

From an

opponent's point of view, the

difficult thing about playing an

inconsistent player like Dom Inglot,

I used to find this when playing

Karlovic and Lukas Rosol was like

this as well, it was not so much

their serve, because I was expecting

that that would be so damaging, the

difficult thing was sometimes you

would go three or four games where

they did not make a return and then

suddenly a couple at the same time

and you have been broken. I think

you mentioned this, John, Inglot has

got the capability of making solid

returns and flashing a few big

winners, or if it is ground strokes,

something that you do have the

ability to catch them and that cold.

They have only had one break point.

The last time they took the

Spaniards to deuce on the service

game is the second game of the

second set. It just feels a lot

closer than that right now.

Jamie

Murray got involved in that

discussion at the changeover which

is the first time we have seen that.

Both really pumped up now. This

theoretically is the play that they

are going to break out of the two.

Lopez' service has been so good.

The ball kid did well to get out of

the way then.

Pretty close.

That has hit the line

that one, I think.

It is annoying. A

good return as well.

It is annoying

because that was a good return. Now

it will be the first serve again.

That is the last thing you need.

Terrific. The first time he has held

serve to love and he did it for-

five. Impressive.

Trouble. Steered that so well,

didn't he?

He seemed to have a long

time to hit that and prepare his

serve.

serve.

It is that left-hand.

A two

hander, guiding that.

This is about guts and determination

for the British pair. They need to

give themselves at least a shot at a

tie-break. You never know what can

happen.

That was a good second serve but not

that good. That was a wild forehand.

15-30. Just pulled right off it.

They have been lucky with that let.

They have been lucky period today.

Made it.

Break point.

That was really well done from both

players. And for Inglot to be so

positive for his movement on such a

big point. He was able to almost

slam dunk that ball away.

That is a wonderful shot. Where did

he find that angle from? The

half-volley was fantastic there from

Jamie Murray. He could not hit that

any better than that.

That is an amazing shot.

When you think the shots they have

hit in this game and then that.

That

is the second second serve he has

hit and both times he has tried to

hit the forehand with this bin and

has taken it to his backhand. I

don't know why he is running round

that. His backhand has been so

solid. I don't know why he did not

clock a couple of two handers?

Well done, a good stretch.

I'm surprised he has still got a

voice!

What a hold. They are on the window

ledge but they are still on it.

Good

hold, courtesy of Carreno Busta

about getting very tight and choking

big-time on the two returns.

They

have got to feed off that if they

can.

Of course. Lopez plays so

solidly throughout. Carino Buster

has been up and down.

SUE BARKER: What a brave hold that

was. The game goes on. Just to tell

you that we are staying with the

tennis on BBC Two. We are not going

anywhere, we are staying with the

tennis right now.

Yes, it was a gutsy hold. A minimum

tie-break now for Great Britain.

In

these situations, it is much better

from a British point of view to come

through a few tough games, because

even if it goes to five sets, and if

it goes into a

it goes into a tie-break, the

Spanish team, just that tiny bit of

destruction to think, we had the

forehand returns, we had the chance,

we could have been off already.

Two

from 12 on the break points.

The

British pair have been hanging in,

that is what they have been doing.

Sometimes you have to do that.

That is so good. The second over

head in particular.

Both of them

smash bes. He made them look easy.

The second he hit from beside his

ear. At the start of the point,

there was a very nervy volley from

Carreno-Busta.

What was he doing on

that one? Not that one, that was

immaculate.

Good try.

Good instincts from Carreno-Busta to

close on that one.

Tie-break it is. Still unbroken, the

Spaniards, only one break point

offered in the match. This is the

equivalent of a penalty shoot-out.

Anything could happen here.

Absolutely.

You have got to give the

Spanish team a lot of credit. Three

sets on clay and to have not lost

serve is pretty good going.

It's in.

Oh, that was lucky.

You can understand why he is wanting

to make the move. But Carreno-Busta

is so good from the back. He just

saw him go.

Got the mini-break back.

He had a

lot of time on that forehand.

It is

very tight.

That was the middle of

the net that forehand. You would

expect him to have hit a dipping

shot there and at least made the

Brits play.

Brits play.

It is at the opposite

end now for the tie-break for all of

them.

Oh, what a recovery that was from

Jamie Murray, that lunge volley, but

it didn't do any good.

This is a healthy lead.

Yes.

Two

service points to come too.

He has been the best server on the

court by miles.

First time playing together.

Two points away from a 2-1 lead.

Good effort, good hands there from

Inglot.

He has made another one of those.

The backhand has been so good.

The

Brits doing a good job of hanging

in, but just... Too big a gap and

thinking back to that lucky return

on the first point in the tie-break,

so important to get your nose in

front.

Four match points.

Wonderful return. They're still

hanging in.

Possibly his best return

of the match. One more of these from

Jamie Murray would make it

interesting!

That will do it. Delight for

Feliciano Lopez and Pablo

Carreno-Busta. The first time

playing together, they have given

Spain a 2-1 lead. They have won the

pivotal doubles.

Great performance

from the Spanish team. They will be

delighted with that. They all had to

give themselves a big lift after the

disappointment of the singles.

Carreno-Busta for all his experience

and his individual career, he is

relatively inexperienced in the

Davis Cup and look what that means

to him.

No breaks of serve and he

only offered up one break point.

Jamie Murray was magnificent. Dom

Inglot improved. It was starting to

happen. It was just a little too

late. So Spain take the 2-1 lead

into the final day tomorrow.

STUDIO: Well played Spain, a

terrific performance from

Carreno-Busta and Feliciano Lopez.

Huge disappointment for Jamie and

Dom. As as Chris said, 2-1 up going

into tomorrow's singles matches,

Spain needing one victory and

Britain have to win both singles

matches. It will be down to the

captains who play. But I think you

will see this man on court, Pablo

Carreno-Busta. That is the schedule

and we will be back on BBC Two

tomorrow at 10 o'clock for the first

of those singles. That is the two No

1s facing each other. Coming up

after us this afternoon here on BBC

Two, it is Final Score at 4.30.

Tomorrow Six Nations continues at 3

o'clock.

A special documentary on Ellise

Christie.

Briefly, huge disappointment, that

was a match we felt Britain needed

to win?

Yes I think we did too. I

thought we were slight favourites

going in. Playing a scratch pairing.

But Dom Inglot played a poor match

by his standards. If you're not

making the returns of serve, you

can't break.

They didn't give them

much.

Lopez was the best player on

the the court. It was a tough match.

They were starting to get back, but

it was too late.

Do you think Kyle

Edmund will come in tomorrow?

I have

a feeling he won't. I think they

will stick with him.

They will hope

Cam Norrie can do it again. It is

2-1 to Spain after today's doubles

match and it is very much advantage

to the host nation into the two

singles match tomorrow. From all of

us here, bye-bye.