Summary

  • Day two score: Italy 1-2 Great Britain

  • Murray/Fleming beat Fognini/Bolelli 6-4 6-2 3-6 7-5

  • Murray beats Seppi 6-4 7-5 6-3

  • GB's first Davis Cup quarter-final since 1986

Live Reporting

Piers Newbery

  1. Simone Bolelli and Fabio FogniniGetty Images

    Italy win the first point with some sharp play at the net, before the Britons combine at the net to make it 15-15. Dark clouds loom over the Bay of Naples, and over Bolelli when he double faults for 15-30. Fleming plays a fine backhand return down the line and it's two break points.... Murray makes the return but Fognini is alive at the net and covers the danger, and Fleming then goes long with a volley. Deuce, and Bolelli clips the tape with a forehand that leaps just wide of the tramlines, as confirmed by a trip down from the chair by the umpire. Break point number three... Britain look to have it but a defensive lob from Bolelli lands on the baseline and Fleming nets. Set point Italy.... Fleming nets the return and we're heading into a fourth set.

  2. A good hold from Fleming after his previous jitters on serve and after Fognini thumps a forehand long on game point, Bolelli must now serve out the set.

  3. BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Times tennis correspondent Neil Harman on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra: "This is what Davis Cup is all about. Mood swings, momentum shifts and a bubbling atmosphere."

  4. Murray is a bit off with his return at the start of the game and Fleming takes charge, playing a brilliant rally at the net to make it 30-30, but Murray misses his third return in a row and Bolelli closes it out at the net.

  5. Colin Fleming and Andy MurrayGetty Images

    Bolelli's backhand rips a return on the first point and the Italians are pushing for a double break at 30-30, but Murray stands firm at the net before Fognini nets a return.

  6. Jake Gledhill: The crowd makes such a huge difference with Davis Cup, they have really revived the Italian team.

    Robert Smith: Cheering when a Fleming serves into the net shows a lack of class

  7. Adrenaline is coursing through Italian veins right now and Bolelli starts serving like Pete Sampras as the stands shake in appreciation. Fognini is the picture of positivity and a fourth set looks likely.

  8. Fleming misses a gift of a volley and then leaves a Fognini forehand that catches the baseline, 0-30. The Brit the has a few jitters with his ball toss, the home crowd jeer, and Fleming double faults. Three break points for Italy... a first serve saves number one, but Bolelli then fires a forehand on a second serve and the match suddenly ignites.

  9. John Lloyd
    Former British number one on BBC One

    "I would think the damage Murray has done psychologically ahead of playing Fognini on Sunday is huge. Murray will be a clear favourite."

  10. Fleming has a great chance at 15-30 with a forehand volley well above the net, but he goes for Bolelli's body and misses. Break point arrives all the same... but Fleming's slapped forehand return sails long. Murray volleys and smashes his way to a second break point.... but Bolelli puts away an easy smash. Break point three.... Fleming cannot make the return. Break point four... Fleming nets a backhand return. Italy hang on with a Bolelli drop volley.

  11. Kev: If Andy played doubles regular him and Fleming would easily be up there with the best challenging for Grand Slams.

    Ben Chaffin: The Davis Cup is fantastic. However, have to agree that it needs a few tweaks to make it more appealing to a larger audience.

    Charles Nurick: Am I the only one who thinks that Simone Bolelli looks a wee bit like Colin Farrell?

  12. Murray holds to love, Fognini shrugs and chunters away, Bolelli looks a bit sheepish. No great signs of an Italian revival at the moment.

  13. BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Times tennis correspondent Neil Harman on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra: "Captain Corrado Barazzutti is issuing plenty of instructions but unless the Italian players are engaged and want to make it happen, it doesn't matter how good the advice is."

  14. Murray opens up with a forehand return winner, just in case the Italians thought he might be taking a breather. Deuce, and Murray stretches to the limit but Fognini just about keeps him at bay at the net and it's a vital hold for the hosts.

  15. John Lloyd
    Former British number one on BBC One

    "This is a routine match at the moment, you wouldn't know who are the home team. Fognini, as the number one player and leader of the team, has no presence whatsoever out on the court, There's nothing there."

  16. GAME AND SECOND SET

    Gorgeous stuff from the Brits as Murray plays a deft drop shot and Fleming backs him up with a forehand volley angled into the space created. Three set points... and Fleming plays a blinder of a cross-court smash. Textbook.

  17. "Let's go, GB, let's go!" Not my words, the words of the massed ranks of British fans in Naples. Murray hooks a defensive backhand lob over Fognini and it drops inside the baseline, and then he slams a backhand return winner down the line. Fleming is doing a great job holding up his end, but Murray is just in a different class at the moment.

  18. The Bolelli backhand is unleashed for the first time and it gets Italy to 15-30, but Fognini then nets the return off a tame Murray second serve and hurls his racquet in anger. Murray takes the game with a delicate drop volley and he is all over this right now, clenching his fist and gritting his teeth.

  19. Dominic Inglot
    British doubles player on BBC One

    "It's most difficult to play doubles against a singles guy who's played a singles match that day, and you can see it here with Andy Murray. He's right in the zone. I'd love to see more singles guys playing doubles, I think the more the better, but sometimes it can be draining to play both and they've got to think about their careers."

  20. Murray hammers a backhand return winner that draws a few gasps, but Italy hold on from 40-30.