Murray lifts Britain into Davis Cup quarters
4 Feb 2014 6:47 AM IST
Wimbledon champion Murray posted his second singles victory of the tie, downing Querrey 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (3/7), 6-1, 6-3 to capture the needed third point in the best-of-five match tie.
Britain had seized a commanding 2-0 lead on the opening day on Friday as 175th-ranked James Ward pulled off a remarkable comeback win over Querrey. Ward won 10 of the last 11 games to grab the five-set triumph, after Murray had crushed Davis Cup newcomer Donald Young in straight sets.
While he delivered two of Great Britain’s three points, Murray said Ward’s magnificent rally against Querrey on Friday shouldn’t be overlooked.“It’s obviously nice, you want to try and contribute as much as possible in these weeks,” Murray said. “James had a great win against Sam the first day to put us in that position and it was up to me today to try and close it out.” In the quarter-finals Britain will face Italy, who sealed a 3-1 victory over Argentina in Mar del Plata on Sunday.
“This is the first time I’ve been involved in Davis Cup that we’ve had a chance of winning the competition,” Murray said.
“It’s obviously going to be extremely tough but we have a great team spirit.” The United States will face a playoff to remain in the elite World Group.
Britain had seized a commanding 2-0 lead on the opening day on Friday as 175th-ranked James Ward pulled off a remarkable comeback win over Querrey. Ward won 10 of the last 11 games to grab the five-set triumph, after Murray had crushed Davis Cup newcomer Donald Young in straight sets.
While he delivered two of Great Britain’s three points, Murray said Ward’s magnificent rally against Querrey on Friday shouldn’t be overlooked.“It’s obviously nice, you want to try and contribute as much as possible in these weeks,” Murray said. “James had a great win against Sam the first day to put us in that position and it was up to me today to try and close it out.” In the quarter-finals Britain will face Italy, who sealed a 3-1 victory over Argentina in Mar del Plata on Sunday.
“This is the first time I’ve been involved in Davis Cup that we’ve had a chance of winning the competition,” Murray said.
“It’s obviously going to be extremely tough but we have a great team spirit.” The United States will face a playoff to remain in the elite World Group.
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