Tennis: Magical Murray Beats Goffin To Land Great Britain's 1st Davis Cup After 79 Years

British No.1 Andy Murray had earlier said that Great Britain has a chance to claim the Davis cup now. Magical Murray lived up to his words by helping Great Britain to a first Davis cup win since 1936.

The Scottish ace claimed a straight sets victory over the Belgian to ensure a 3-1 win for the British team in Ghent

Great Britain have won a first Davis Cup since 1936 after Andy Murray's straight sets win over David Goffin.

Davis Cup Final: Great Britain Must Take Chance Says Andy Murray

Great Britain must grab their chance when they take on Belgium in their first Davis Cup final for 37 years, says Andy Murray.

Britain will try to win the competition for the first time since 1936 when they face Belgium in Ghent from Friday. The draw for the best-of-five format will take place at Flanders Expo at 13:00 GMT on Thursday.

"It means a lot to everyone to be in this position," the British number one told BBC Sport.

DAVIS CUP: Emotional Murray Leads Team Britain Into Semi Final

Andy Murray carried Britain to their first Davis Cup semi-final since 1981 after he beat France's Gilles Simon 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 6-0 on Sunday to give the hosts an unassailable 3-1 lead.

An out-of-sorts Murray, who was playing his third rubber of the weekend following Saturday's doubles victory alongside brother Jamie, looked to be in trouble as he trailed Simon by a set and a break.

Simon had two medical timeouts during the match following heavy falls and Murray, a double grand slam winner, was able to capitalise in front of partisan crowd at the sun-kissed Queen's Club in west London.

DAVIS CUP: Murray Beats Querrey To Seal Great Britain Win

Great Britain are into the Davis Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1986 after Andy Murray secured the winning point against the USA. Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (3-7) 6-1 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. They will travel to Italy in April for the quarter-final, which will almost certainly be played on clay.

"This is a massive team effort," GB captain Leon Smith said.

DAVIS CUP: Murray & Ward Win In San Diego

Great Britain are on the verge of reaching the Davis Cup World Group quarter-finals after a five-set win by James Ward over Sam Querrey of the USA. Andy Murray beat Donald Young 6-1 6-2 6-3 in the opening rubber of the best-of-five tie on the San Diego clay. Ward then fought back from two sets to one and a break down to beat Querrey 1-6 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 6-4 6-1.

Britain lead 2-0 and need one point from Saturday's doubles or Sunday's two reverse singles to win the tie.
Murray and Colin Fleming are scheduled to face world number one pairing Bob and Mike Bryan in the doubles, although captain Leon Smith could rest Murray, knowing a singles win for the Wimbledon champion over Querrey will be enough to secure the tie.

Tennis:Czech Republic retain Davis Cup

Radek Stepanek won the decisive rubber against Dusan Lajovic as the Czech Republic beat Serbia to retain the Davis Cup in Belgrade. The world number 44 was too strong for his lower-ranked opponent, winning comfortably 6-3 6-3 6-1.
Stepanek said: "To win two Davis Cups is my greatest achievement. To defend this trophy means the world to us."  Read more after the cut.