Russell Fuller
BBC tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

"I think there's very little doubt that it will be Murray playing with Colin Fleming in the doubles, subject to a quick health-check from Andy Murray. He got his knee caught up in the clay soon after today's resumption, but 'Plan A' is for Murray to team up with Fleming, and I think Murray wants to get the job done himself."

What a point! Andreas Seppi is retrieving from the ends of the earth at 30-30. Andy Murray lobs and the Italian improvises a frying-pan style return over his own head as he chases back. Murray wallops a smash down into the clay and out to the right and Seppi moonballs back from out wide. This time surely... No! Murray cracks his overhead into the net when Seppi looks like he is finally on his knees.

That Italian fans loved that. They don't love what follows. Murray gets a glint in his eye and rattle through the next three points, grinding his opponent to dust with some string-stretching hitting from the baseline, mixed with some slice and craft.

Murray is two holds away from levelling the tie.

Andy Murray is back in the groove after a ropey start to the third set. Andreas Seppi has gone back into his shell as well. The off forehands that were causing Murray so many problems earlier today have dried up for the time being. Murray is looking classy off that wing though, finding corridors of space down the side of Seppi.

John Lloyd
Former British number one on BBC Two

"Murray did well then to break back - his level had dropped a little in the third. Once he won the second set, I thought he'd go away with it and the opposite happened as Seppi opened his shoulders and got loose, which is dangerous. But Murray showed what a wonderful competitor he is by bouncing straight back with a break, and that's what separates the great players from the rest. There's still a long way to go here though."

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Andy Murray is back to make amends after that eyesore of a game.

A deft little pick-up sets up a second break point from deuce as Andreas Seppi skids in and clumps a clumsy forehand long. It is the Italian's turn for a spot of introspection as he rages against his own limitations.

Seppi has not collected his composure by the time he reaches the baseline and a double fault hands Murray the break back.

Dominic Inglot
British doubles player on BBCTwo

"As soon as Andy misses a few first serves, he lets it slip. Even when you're as good as Andy from the back of the court, if you're not making a high percentage of first serves, you give your an opponent a look."

There is trouble brewing upstairs in the Andy Murray game. His groundstrokes are suddenly spraying, he is peeved by the time taken by the ballkids to get the balls and the VIPs to get their seats and his body language is not too polite.

Seppi breaks to 15 and Murray needs to knuckle down if he is to get back onto the masseuse's table in plenty of time ahead of this afternoon's doubles.

Andy Murray has had enough of that end of the court. It is the one with a dodgy, soggy back corner and the Briton gives up on a ball that he could have slid after, but might have ended up knee-deep in the crumbly clay surface.

A casual forehand chop ends in the net as Murray gives way to love and heads for a sit-down en route to the opposite end.

Ai ai ai! Andy Murray, with the whole court to aim at and the ball hanging enticingly in front of him at 30-30, crashes a volley into the top of the net. Murray under pressure and it is all of his own making. Break point Andrea Seppi.

Murray fixes up quick sharp though, thrashing away a high bounce inside the baseline. The ball homing in on the line perfectly there and the Scot is out of danger.

Andreas Seppi holds, but Andy Murray has been crawling all over his serve and there is plenty of hope there that the Italian's serve might be ripe for the picking soon.

Seppi, still attracting some strong backing from the stands, signals his intention to keep fighting, but Murray sends a forehand zipping across the face of him for 30-30.

A bit of an irregular bounce foxes Seppi as he chases down a drop-shot and Murray has a break point at 30-40 to play with. Seppi sees it off, but is back in the deep stuff as a netted forehand give Murray another look at his serve and a break point..

Seppi summons up his courage and unleashes a pair of laser-guided forehands to give himself advantage. That is a useful shot for him, especially when he hits it to the Murray backhand.

It forces Murray deep to see off a third break point. Seppi is playing his best stuff when he has been backed up to the edge of defeat in the game. Finally the Italian gets over the line, swatting away a forehand volley with authority.

Bill Ainsworth:, external Good start for GB. Andy needs to finish this in three. Doubles going to decide the tie.

Peter Riley:, external What a terrific couple of shots from Murray. He'll be relentless & unstoppable from here, despite the troublesome court.

Vishal Ratnajothy:, external All the dust from the Sahara Desert has gathered on the court.

It's a titanic tussle, but Andy Murray does the business and there is a conga developing among the visiting fans.

The British contingent rise to their feet as an Andy Murray forehand spits off the surface, giving Andreas Seppi no chance and setting up a 30-0 lead. The Italian fans relish the first double fault of the match on the next point and a feather soft cushioned volley at the net as their man levels things up at 30-30.

Murray needs to put the lid on this game. Big inside-out forehands, pinning Seppi back on his backhand force the error and bring up 40-30 and set point.

Seppi takes a trip to the net to bring up deuce and Murray follows suits in the next rally, holding his nerve as Seppi cranks up the power and finding the killer angle with the volley. Another set-point, but another double fault. Murray looks like he filled up the tank with the wrong service fuel this morning.

Scrap that. A corking serve out wide is beyond Seppi's groping reach and we have a third set point. This time Seppi punts long under pressure and Murray is two sets to the good.

Andreas Seppi to serve and Andy Murray is immediately hustling like a pool hall shark, taking the first two points to set up a promising 0-30 scoreline.

The court makes its first cameo of the day, Murray staring accusingly as the shifting sands as he loses the next point. That seems to have shaken his confidence in his groundstrokes though and a tentative prod into the net gives Seppi parity .

The Italian fans are hollering some sort of aria to their man, the British fans respond with some blunter chanting of Andy Murray's name. The atmosphere is already piping hot. Deuce.

Murray calls for the rake to repair some dents and dints at the back of the court. The home fans take umbrage at that. But the tactic gives Seppi a little time to think on it and he looks nervy as he offers up a break point. Seppi saves that to cheers.

Murray slides out wide to the forehand side and pings back one right back on Seppi's toe to bring up another. In doing so he has dug into the deep sand and the Scot is complaining long and hard about the shape of the court out on that side.

Third break point via a lovely lob and this time Murray converts. This court is going to look like a ploughed field at this rate though. Murray to serve for the set next.

Dominic Inglot
British doubles player on BBC Two

"I'm just surprised they don't have a roller for this court and roll it until the cows come home. That's pretty bad. Andy wears ankle braces but you shouldn't have to wear ankle braces on a court if you don't want to, you should expect it to be fine."

Andy Murray is on the winning side of a 5-1 head-to-head record against Andreas Seppi. The Scot was under the pump at the business end of the second set though last night, seeing off four set points before packing his racquet bag and setting off for his hotel.

We resume hostilities with Murray leading 6-4 5-5.

The crowd are banging together their inflatable Davis Cup clacker things. We are ready for the off.

Still a snaking queue of spectators trying to get through the local administration, but Andy Murray and Andreas Seppi's paperwork is all in order and the players breeze through the tunnel beneath the grandstand and out onto court.

Knock-up begins with Murray twirling his racquet in his hands between every forehand.

BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

As you may have noticed, this Davis Cup tie is steaming out of every BBC outlet.

BBC Two's coverage is already underway with Dominic Inglot and John Lloyd chewing the fat alongside John Inverdale.

Over on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, Russell Fuller and Daily Mail tennis scribe Mike Dickson are looking back on yesterday's action and anticipating today's goings-on.

You can get both via this very page. Just have a click on the live coverage tab on the top of the page.

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Iain Bates, LTA head of women's tennis, on Twitter: , external"Obviously the hot ticket in town this morning. Organised chaos. Sorry. Chaos. Might make it in for doubles!"

The Italian crowd don't need an invite to get involved. Expect air-horns, cat-calls and excessive gesturing.

You can have your say via #bbctennis , externalon Twitter, on 81111 on text from UK phones and on the BBC Sport Facebook, external page. Pick carefully.

As we are going to spend the next few hours staring wistfully at a sunny Naples Tennis Club with the party island of Capri just over the back of the grandstand, why not nominate your favourite non-SW19 tennis arena while we wait for the players.

Here's a pic of the cauldron-like Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows to get your juices flowing.