Andy Murray secured Great Britain’s place in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group for the first time in 28 years as he defeat America’s Sam Querrey over four sets on Sunday.
Murray, who was playing in the fourth rubber for the Aegon GB Davis Team, defeated 26 year-old Querrey 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-3 in two hours and 54 minutes to set up a quarter-final meeting with Italy between the 4–6 April later this year.
It is the first time Britain have beaten the USA since 1935.
Speaking after the match Murray said: "He [Querrey] came out playing extremely aggressively, especially on my serve. I changed tactics at the beginning of the third set and I was able to dictate many of the points after that. So that change of tactics helped."
Leon Smith, Aegon GB Davis Cup Captain added: "Andy was superb there. Sam came out swinging, playing risk-free tennis. Once Andy started to move the ball around more he tired out Sam.
But this is a massive team effort. People don't see the work off the court. We should be proud of the team spirit and what the guys have achieved here. I was saying to the guys during the week that we've used 11 different players over the last few years - a true team effort. It's great to have this team spirit running through."
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