Dominic Inglot
British doubles player on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

"If there is a good time to get broken then it's the first game because it gives you time to get back. But it's not ideal, obviously."

"Both sets of supporters are very loud already. The Italian fans are fired up, the 700 British fans are fired up. This is going to be quite something."

Andy Murray gets a streaky little bit of luck as he backhand return trickles over via the net cord for 15-30. He is all apologies of course. Fognini strays long in the next rally and Murray is two break points to the good already.

Fognini saves the first and the crowd are immediately weighing in behind him. Murray gets a look at a second serve at 30-40, steps in to gobble it up, but rifles his return wide.

Back to deuce, but Fognini coughs up a double fault to offer up a third break point and duly shanks an ugly, ugly forehand to hand Murray the early advantage.

Fognini is already chuntering away to himself. Great Britain fans, this is a good sign.

Fognini to serve. Deep breath, here we go.

Hazel Allen on Twitter:, external My favourite way to spend a Sunday - slurping tea and watching tennis. Come on on Murray and get the win for us.

Jamie Newton on Twitter:, external Andy Murray's about to play effectively his fourth match in three days and I'm just sat here eating a fry up.

Aaron on Twitter:, external Lets do this Murray!

Fabio Fognini has support in the stands from his girlfriend, fellow Italian and women's number world number 12 Flavia Pennetta.

He looked like he needed a friendly face and sound tennis advice in yesterday's doubles encounter where he was the weakest of the four players on court by some distance.

Dominic Inglot
British doubles player on BBC Two

"Fognini has won three tournaments on clay so he is extremely competent and we know that this is one of Andy's weaker surfaces. Fognini will use the energy of the crowd to help him so Andy will want to get off to a good start."

John Lloyd is already in place alongside doubles specialists Dominic Inglot, decorating BBC One's coverage with insight of what it is like inside a Davis Cup campaign.

You can get that coverage live at the top of this page.

"Two minutes," called by the umpire. We are almost ready for the off...

John Lloyd
Former British Davis Cup captain on BBC One

"My only worry about Andy is that he looked a bit tired in the last three or four games of his doubles match, but that was to be expected. I think there will be an early charge from Fabio Fognini. But as long as Andy can hold that off then I think he will have too much for the Italian."

Image source, Reuters

Yep there is something of the D'Artagnan about the world number 13. A lot of dash, style and manicured facial hair. When he is good he is very, very good, but when he is bad he is pretty ropey.

There was lots of shrugging, gesticulating and framed shots into the stands in doubles defeat against Andy Murray and Colin Fleming yesterday. Murray will be hoping that he continues like that in today's singles match-up.

One more victory. Ideally delivered early by Andy Murray, if necessary in the final singles rubber from James Ward.

That is all Great Britain need to book their spot in the final four of the Davis Cup - a frankly preposterous notion when you consider they were kicking around with the likes of Lithuania and Slovakia just a few years back.

First up to try and wrestle the tie Italy's way is tennis player cum musketeer Fabio Fognini...