Davis Cup Final 2015: Saturday Score and Reaction for Belgium vs. Great Britain

Great Britain moved one step closer to winning the Davis Cup Final 2015 on Saturday, beating Belgium 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the doubles to take a 2-1 lead heading into the final day of competition.

Andy Murray and Jamie Murray had to dig deep to get past the Belgian pair of Steve Darcis and David Goffin, but they got the job done in the end, putting Britain in pole position to win their first Davis Cup title since 1936.

Andy will play Goffin in the singles on Sunday, and should the World No. 2 fail to win his match, Kyle Edmund will have another chance against Ruben Bemelmans or Darcis. Here's a look at the full scores and the schedule for Sunday:

Date	Belgium	Score	Great Britain
Friday, Nov. 27	David Goffin (16)	3-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-0	Kyle Edmund (100)
Friday, Nov. 27	Ruben Bemelmans (108)	3-6, 2-6, 5-7	Andy Murray (2)
Saturday, Nov. 28	Steve Darcis and David Goffin	4-6 6-4 3-6 2-6	Andy Murray and Jamie Murray
Sunday, Nov. 29	David Goffin (16)		Andy Murray (2)
Sunday, Nov. 29 (if necessary)	Bemelmans (108) or Darcis (84)		Kyle Edmund (100)

Recap

The hosts' decision to field a team of Darcis and Goffin came as a major shock, as the former has struggled in doubles all year long and the latter has barely played, per BBC's Russell Fuller:

The decision seemed to pay off at the start of the match, however. Goffin looked very solid working from the net and teamed up quite well with Darcis, and the hosts were able to keep up with the more experienced Murray brothers.

Doubles aren't Andy's speciality, and it showed early, as Britain's No. 1 made a couple of errors near the net. He made up for it with a number of spectacular passing shots, however, underlining his quality as the Brits easily held their serve.

The Belgians did the same, however, and they had their first break chance in the ninth game after a phenomenal volley from Darcis. Andy Murray responded with a huge serve for a hold, and the visitors piled on the pressure in the next game, taking advantage of a big miss from Darcis to grab the first break and win the set.

Professional tennis player Heather Watson loved what she was seeing:

Andy immediately turned the momentum into a quick serve game in the second set, and the Belgian fans responded with the same hissing noises they used to break his concentration on Friday.

The hosts had played some solid, clean tennis in the first set, but they came out far more aggressively in the second and started aiming their shots more at the feet of their opponents, rather than in open spaces.

The new tactic yielded results quickly, as the team had the chance to break on three occasions in the third game, and Goffin eventually converted the final chance with a smash.

Betway thought the match was far from over:

Belgium easily held serve to move ahead 3-1, but Andy answered emphatically with a hold for love. The Brits then found a break chance in the sixth game, but a fantastic lob from Darcis over Jamie put the hosts up 4-2 and in touching distance of the set win.

Even British Tennis had to praise Darcis for the moment of genius:

Darcis and Goffin seemed determined to control the set on their serve the rest of the way, and they did just that, holding for love in the final game to tie things up.

More praise from their rivals' official Twitter account:

The high level of tennis continued into the third set, as both teams looked dominant in their first serve games. But the Belgians struck another big blow in the third game as Jamie Murray's serve let him down on the clay in Ghent again, and Darcis and Goffin found plenty of success with some low returns.

But the Murray brothers answered right back, taking a quick 40-0 lead and converting their second break chance. Momentum appeared to be shifting, and following another dominant serve game, Britain moved back in front thanks to Jamie Murray's superb volley.

Unfortunately, it was Jamie's turn to serve in the next game, and via tennis writer Chris Goldsmith, the result was becoming all too predictable:

Both teams' serve games took a massive beating toward the end of the third set, as the visitors dominated from the baseline in the next game to grab yet another break and set Andy Murray up to serve for the set.

The World No. 2 kept his composure, winning the set with a hard serve that was too much for Darcis to handle.

Belgium came close to another break early in the fourth set, but this time, Jamie Murray produced a number of strong serves to preserve an important hold. In the very next game, the visitors took advantage of a double-fault from Darcis to grab a break of their own, courtesy of Andy Murray's powerful volley.

Sports journalist Sarah Ebner couldn't take all the stress:

The next game proved to be an absolute epic, as Belgium had no less than seven break chances but couldn't find a way to win the game. 

Belgium never recovered from the game, and Andy Murray eventually served out the win. He told BBC Sport's Mike Henson the team is exactly where they wanted to be heading into Sunday's rubbers:

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We just needed to find a way to win more points on Jamie's return side, we got more aggressive and started to turn it around. It was a great tactical mix-up. I will prepare like any other match for tomorrow. He is a world class player with the crowd behind him it will be a difficult match for me tomorrow. We have two chances to try and win it tomorrow and if you have offered us that at the start we would have taken it.

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Following the win, the Brits are now the favourites to win their first David Cup title since 1936, as Murray is expected to win his singles match against Goffin quite easily.

Belgium's No. 1 needed five sets to gets past Edmund on Friday and looked visibly tired at times on Saturday, and he'll need to recover fast to have any chance of upsetting Murray.

If Murray fails to close the deal, Edmund will need to beat Darcis or Bemelmans in the final rubber.