Murray helps Brits to 2-0 Davis Cup lead over U.S.
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Glasgow, Scotland (SportsNetwork.com) - Scottish hero Andy Murray gave Great Britain a 1-0 lead over the United States with a victory against Donald Young in a best-of-five opening-round Davis Cup tie in Glasgow, where the hosts ended Day 1 with a commanding 2-0 lead.
The Dunblane, Scotland, native Murray needed four sets to subdue the left- handed Young, 6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, and the nightcap saw England's James Ward come from behind to outlast and upset big John Isner 6-7 (4-7), 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 15-13 in a just-under-five-hour war of attrition on the indoor hardcourt at Glasgow's Emirates Arena.
Isner swatted 39 aces in a losing effort in a match where there were only three breaks of serve, including two for the winner Ward.
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Saturday's doubles call for the American Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, to take on a British duo of Dominic Inglot and Murray's older brother, Jamie.
Sunday's reverse singles will pit the world No. 5 Murray against the 20th- ranked 6-foot-10 Isner and the No. 47 Young versus the 111th-ranked Ward.
The two-time Grand Slam champion and 2014 Australian Open runner-up Murray is now 20-2 in his career Davis Cup singles.
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Team USA is captained by former world No. 1 Jim Courier, while Leon Smith pilots Britain.
This tie marks a repeat of last year's first-round clash in San Diego, where the Murray-led Brits beat the U.S., 3-1.
The U.S. leads this all-time series, 11-8. The Americans own a record 32 Davis Cup titles, while Britain boasts nine, with its' last one coming in 1936. The Americans last hoisted the chalice in 2007.
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The Americans and Britain squared off in the first-ever Davis Cup meeting in 1900.
The winner in Glasgow will meet the France-Germany victor in a quarterfinal in July.