• Britain win deciding doubles after Dan Evans’s three-set defeat
Andy Murray says he did not deserve to beat the young Dutch outsider Tallon Griekspoor in his first Davis Cup match in three years but Great Britain were grateful yet again for his extraordinary resilience. He was exhausted and relieved after seeing 23 aces flash by in nearly three hours of struggle before winning 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (5) in the opening match against the Netherlands on Wednesday afternoon.
In the second, Dan Evans was two points from beating Robin Haase before losing in three excellent sets but Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski beat Wesley Koolhof and Jean-Julien Rojer 6-4, 7-6 (6) in a touch over two hours to give the team victory before their second rubber on Thursday against Kazakhstan.
Written by Kevin Mitchell in Madrid
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/20/andy-murray-davis-cup-great-britain-netherlands-tallon-griekspoor under the title “Andy Murray hangs tough as Britain beat Netherlands in Davis Cup opener”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
