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Murray brothers keep brits alive in semi-final

AFP
Published : Sep 19, 2016, 2:21 am IST
Updated : Sep 19, 2016, 2:21 am IST

Andy and Jamie Murray kept Great Britain’s hopes of retaining their Davis Cup title alive on Saturday while 2005 winners Croatia took a step closer to the final.

Andy and Jamie Murray kept Great Britain’s hopes of retaining their Davis Cup title alive on Saturday while 2005 winners Croatia took a step closer to the final.

In Glasgow, the Murray brothers defeated Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro and Leonardo Mayer 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 while in Zadar, Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig downed top-ranked French pair Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut 7-6 (8/6), 5-7, 7-6 (8/6), 6-3.

Both semi-finals are finely-poised with Argentina and Croatia holding 2-1 leads ahead of Sunday’s reverse singles.

Leading 2-0 from Friday’s singles, Argentina captain Daniel Orsanic selected Del Potro alongside Mayer instead of Federico Delbonis as he looked to kill off the semi-final. However, the tactic backfired as world number two Andy Murray and his older brother Jamie secured a thrilling victory.

“Yesterday was a very tough day. To come out and get the win with Jamie today was great,” three-time Grand Slam winner Andy said.

“He played unbelievably well throughout the whole match. We are 1-2 down and it is a tough position to be in, but it is a better position that we were in at the beginning of the day and I still believe we can come back.”

Argentina are looking to reach their fourth final in 10 years.

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