Postpublished at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
John Lloyd
Former Davis Cup finalist on BBC Two
Quote MessageTwo or three shots in that game when Kyle wasn't in the right position. Sometimes you can get a bit fatigued. No need to panic.
Summary
Britain and Belgium tied at 1-1 after first day
Andy Murray beat Ruben Bemelmans 6-3 6-2 7-5
David Goffin beat Kyle Edmund 3-6 1-6 6-2 6-1 6-0
Final in Ghent is best-of-five over three days
GB seeking to win cup for first time since 1936
Postpublished at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
Goffin breakspublished at 14:43
*Goffin 3-6 1-6 6-2 2-1 Edmund
Kyle Edmund played the first two sets on pure adrenalin.
He might have to play the last two on painful lactic.
He folds away to 0-40 as his groundstrokes spray wide and he starts to look weary.
A backhand wide puts Goffin ahead in the fourth.
Goffin 3-6 1-6 6-2 1-1 Edmund*published at 14:41
Image source, Getty ImagesNeither player is playing well at the moment.
David Goffin clumps an ugly groundstroke too long and is pumping too many balls short and central back to Kyle Edmund.
Fortunately for the Belgian though, Kyle Edmund's forehand is not firing and his footwork on the baseline is leaden.
Goffin holds.
*Goffin 3-6 1-6 6-2 0-1 Edmundpublished at 14:38
Phew...
Kyle Edmund at 15-30 down, dollies up a simple looping forehand into mid-court. Goffin runs around his forehand to put it away and set up break point, but forgets to actually play the shot.
He slaps into the net.
And Edmund makes his getaway from 30-30.
A massive let-off for Britain and a miss to get the fragile top six inches creaking for Goffin.
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What could have been eh James?
Goffin 3-6 1-6 6-2 Edmund*published at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
A bit of a hold-up to the start of the fourth set as the net is tweaked and tightened to the correct height.
A low roof, a suspect net, a crowd hollering and shouting on the sidelines? It is like playing in your school sports hall.
Postpublished at 14:33 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
Jamie Baker
Former GB Davis Cup player on BBC Two
Image source, .Quote MessageI hope the winners have a big enough bag to take the trophy home.
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I Dykes: Kyle has a great attacking game but his casual footwork, especially on the centre baseline, means he gives too many cheap points.
Kevin Ford: Just taking Goffin to five sets would be useful surely.
James Kimber: Even if Edmund chokes this in 5, he'll have tired out Goffin enough to make Murray's life a bit easier
Goffin 3-6 1-6 6-2 Edmund*published at 14:33 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
Leon Smith is standing over Kyle Edmund whispering sweet nothings to his number two man, trying to keep him loose and relaxed as the match comes to the pointy end of things.
The equation is simple. Can Edmund win one set before Goffin wins one?
Postpublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
Miles Maclagan
British tennis coach on Radio 5 live sports extraQuote MessageIt's a fascinating battle and hard to read. Kyle Edmund is able to control play with his big serve and forehand. He just got a little bit safe in that third set and he needs to get back to how he was playing in the first two sets.
'Goffin finding his rhythm'published at 14:30
Quote MessageKyle started very good, very aggressive. David was so stressed at the beginning. Now he is starting to find his rhythm. Now the match is turning a bit.
Steve Darcis, Belgium Davis Cup player on BBC Two
Game and third setpublished at 14:29
Goffin 3-6 1-6 6-2 Edmund*
Image source, AFPDavid Goffin serves out the third set.
A old one-two punch of serve wide and forehand into open court brings up two set points.
A double-fault squanders the first, but Edmund over-cooks on the second. Joy for the Belgium team...
Postpublished at 14:26 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
Postpublished at 14:26 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
John Lloyd
Former Davis Cup finalist on BBC Two
Image source, APQuote MessageIt is very difficult to predict what is going to happen. Goffin should now win the third set.
Goffin breakspublished at 14:24
*Goffin 3-6 1-6 5-2 Edmund
David Goffin back into the driving seat in the third set as he denies Kyle Edmund a stable platform to slug winners from.
A real wrestle for the upper hand.
The third set may have gone down the swanny though for Edmund.
Break point Goffinpublished at 14:23
Goffin 3-6 1-6 4-2 Edmund*
David Goffin stretches Kyle Edmund out of shape and has a break point at 30-40...
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Image source, PApiping_point: Kyle just starting to pull out of his shots at the moment. Errors creeping in.
Michael Kitchener: Typical British getting carried away too quickly 3-2 Belgium is coming!
Graham Stopher: And here comes the big choke!! Momentum shift
Edmund breakspublished at 14:20
Goffin 3-6 1-6 4-2 Edmund*
Kyle Edmund is not out of this set just yet.
The momentum is slip sliding all over the place and the third set is there for the man who has the courage to grab it by the scruff.
Three break points for Edmundpublished at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
*Goffin 3-6 1-6 4-1 Edmund
Better from Kyle Edmund.
The Briton goes back to the playbook from the first two sets.
Booming forehand power to unsettle David Goffin and the Belgian watches a winner flash by for 0-40 and three break points.
You're supposed to be at home...published at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2015
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