Great Britain is into the Davis Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 1986 after Andy Murray secured the winning point against the USA. Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6, 6-7, 6-1 and 6-3 to give Britain an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five tie in San Diego. It is the first time Britain have beaten the USA since 1935.
Murray, took a grip on the match after the first two were shared in tie-breaks, and overcame a late scare when he had to recover from 15-40 down to serve out the match. But with the American crowd sensing an unexpected chance to get back in the tie, Murray slammed the door shut as he won the first four games of the third set and got the decisive break in game six of the fourth.
They now face the prospect of a quarter-final in April against Italy led by world number 15 Fabio Fognini and number 31 Andreas Seppi who beat Argentina 3-1 in Mar del Plata.
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