Davis Cup quarter-final: Great Britain beat Serbia

Summary

Kyle Edmund beats Dusan Lajovic 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-5)
Edmund's win gives GB unassailable 3-1 lead
GB face Argentina at home in September
Janko Tipsarevic beats James Ward in final rubber 6-2 3-6 7-5

Live Reporting

Saj Chowdhury

Postpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Lajovic 2-3 Edmund*
Jamie Baker
Former GB Davis Cup player on BBC One
Kyle has always preferred a slower court.
It gives him more time to get into his backhand corner and wind up on the forehand.
Rain? Not again!!published at 14:30 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
*Lajovic 2-3 Edmund
Lajovic gets the officials to get the rake out. He's not happy with it the clay cutting up at the back.
Edmund at 30-0 says "sorry" to himself after messing up a ball toss - so polite.
A drop-shot that kisses the cord en route at 30-0 and then a strong serve at 40-30 sees him hold.
Oh look.... there's rain.
Image source, BBC Sport
Postpublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Lajovic 2-2 Edmund*
Jamie Baker
Former GB Davis Cup player on BBC One
This is very exciting. Edmund has started this match very well.
Postpublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Lajovic 2-2 Edmund*
The famed Lajovic one-handed backhand fails him at 15-0.
He then feels the force of the Edmund defensive-to-attack deep forehand. The effervescent Brit then forces an error.
Break point!
Saved! Great net play by Lajovic to take the sting out of the Edmund forehand.
Lajovic, who reached the fourth round of the French Open in 2014, goes on to win the game.
Image source, Allsport/Getty Images
Postpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
*Lajovic 1-2 Edmund
John Lloyd
Former GB Davis Cup captain on BBC One
Lajovic hit a good forehand there but what does Edmund do? Slap a winner cross court.
He is sending out a message that anything in his hitting area this is what he is going to do.
Postpublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
*Lajovic 1-2 Edmund
Another double fault from the 21-year-old Brit - but hey, he does it at 40-0 up.
A disputed line call by Lajovic means that Edmund has to deliver a second serve under a little bit more pressure.
But this GB youngster doesn't seem to know the meaning. He fires down a demon of a second serve and then sends Lajovic the wrong way with a forehand.
Image source, Reuters
Postpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Lajovic 1-1 Edmund*
Lajovic does what he did in his match against James Ward - stamps on the clay near the service line. It's cutting up a little after all this rain this weekend
It doesn't appear to affect him too much as he takes the game, although Edmund did trouble him with a couple of those power-up forehands.
Postpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
*Lajovic 0-1 Edmund
Jamie Baker
Former GB Davis Cup player on BBC One
Those forehands will send a message to Lajovic early on.
That was a very impressive start from Kyle Edmund.
Postpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
*Lajovic 0-1 Edmund
Fear the forehand.
Edmund wins the first point of the match with a slapped forehand.
One double fault follows, but he makes amends with another cracking forehand and strong serve.
Nerves? What nerves. Edmund looks strong.
Image source, Reuters
Postpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Lajovic v Edmund
Jonathan Overend
BBC tennis commentator
Great Britain have never won a World Group tie without their number one player.
'A forehand force'published at 14:09 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Lajovic v Edmund
Image source, BBC Sport
'Forehand v backhand'published at 14:08 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Lajovic v Edmund
John Lloyd
Former GB Davis Cup captain on BBC One
The interesting shot today will be the Edmund forehand onto the Lajovic backhand which his his favourite shot.
'Used to the pressure'published at 14:07 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Lajovic v Edmund
Jamie Baker
Former GB Davis Cup player on BBC Two
There is a bit of feeling within all the team that they are used to dealing with this pressure now.
'It's a big moment for Kyle'published at 14:05 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Lajovic v Edmund
Great Britain captain Leon Smith on BBC TV: "It was always good to be 2-1 up but I think it is still in the balance. We have got our up and coming player in Kyle and Lajovic doesn’t have a great amount of Davis Cup experience either.
"Kyle is really looking for things to improve game.
"It is a big moment for him to potentially seal the victory but he doesn’t get too far ahead of himself, he is pretty straight down the line that way which is brilliant."
Player 2: Kyle Edmundpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Lajovic v Edmund
Image source, Reuters
World ranking: 67
Strengths: Forehand
Weaknesses: Inexperience
Power: 90%
Speed: 80%
Player 1: Dusan Lajovicpublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Lajovic v Edmund
Image source, Getty Images
World ranking: 81
Strengths: One-handed backhand
Weaknesses: Long rallies
Power: 75%
Speed: 80%
Let's have a look at the playerspublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Lajovic v Edmund
We are just a few minutes from the start of this fourth of five matches in this Davis Cup quarter-final between Serbia and Great Britain in Belgrade.
Let's take look at the two players...
ICYMI: Murray & Inglot give GB 2-1 leadpublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Media caption,
GB's Murray & Inglot win to regain Davis Cup lead
The British pair held their nerve to defeat Serbia's Filip Krajinovic and Nenad Zimonjic in four sets on Saturday.
'Lajovic is useful on clay'published at 13:53 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Lajovic v Edmund
'Edmund was fantastic'published at 13:51 British Summer Time 17 July 2016
Lajovic v Edmund
Jamie Baker
Former GB Davis Cup player on BBC Two
What a great performance it was from Kyle against Tipsarevic on Friday.
He was fantastic, dealt with everything really well with massive hitting and today he has a chance to win the tie for Great Britain.