Summary

  • GB into semi-finals after beating Germany in Davis Cup quarter-finals in Madrid

  • Dan Evans beats Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 7-6 (7-2) in second singles rubber to seal semi-final spot

  • Kyle Edmund beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 7-5 in opening singles rubber

  • Best-of-three match tie

  • Andy Murray not selected in quarter-final team

  • Use audio icon to listen to BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra coverage (UK only)

Live Reporting

Saj Chowdhury

  1. *Evans 1-2 Struff

    Evans doesn't have the power of Struff on the serves, but his placement and variety has been beautiful so far.

    40-0.

  2. *Evans 1-2 Struff

    Struff holds - he saved three break points.

    However.. and this is a big 'however'...his first serves aren't anywhere near 100%.

  3. Evans 1-1 Struff*

    Saved again with a great flat forehand winner.

  4. Evans 1-1 Struff*

    Evans is moving like celebrity in the penultimate week of Strictly. He produces a winner at the net.

    Break point three.

  5. Evans 1-1 Struff*

    Deuced with an ace.

  6. Evans 1-1 Struff*

    A superb double-handed backhand down the line saves the break point.

    Struff then makes another error on his first serve.

    Break point dos.

  7. Evans 1-1 Struff*

    Evans just popped like stringy paper out of a Xmas party popper.

    Excited all..er...1,000 or so in the arena.

    Break point!!

  8. Evans 1-1 Struff*

    Better from Struff's whose yellow luminous racquet head smacks a heavy forehand that is too hot for Evans.

    15-30.

    30-30.

  9. Evans 1-1 Struff*

    Hanging Struff!

    Evans sprints to the net and produces a winner.

    0-30.

    What happened to your serve JL?

  10. Russell Fuller
    BBC tennis correspondent at Caja Magica

    Big celebrations from Leon Smith there, wanting Dan Evans to see him out of his chair and show him how pleased he is to see him get off to a good start.

  11. Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport at Caja Mágica

    Come on Evo, a bit sharper. That hold to love lasted about 80 seconds. Pedestrian by Struff's standards...

  12. Evans 1-1 Struff*

    Evans bites back - the serves aren't as big but his movement is as good as in a Audemars Piguet.

    The Brit holds too.

  13. Miles Maclagan
    Former British Davis Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    It's a heavyweight serving game from a big-serving German. Things couldn't have got off to a much better start for them.

  14. Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport at Caja Mágica

    Woooof. That opening hold from Struff was so quick that the courtside scoreboard hadn't even ticked to 0:01 by the time it was over...

  15. *Evans 0-1 Struff

    OK boomer.

    Evans gets his racquet to one of those rockets but can't get to the fourth.

  16. Evans 0-0 Struff*

    Ace.

    15-0.

    Ace.

    30-0.

    The 6ft 4in German has a huuuuge serve.

  17. Play

    Evans 0-0 Struff*

  18. Can Evans improve his indoor record?

    Evans v Struff

    Dan Evans' indoors record isn't great - won 10 and lost 18.

    But hey, this is Davis Cup tennis.

  19. Head-to-head

    Evans v Struff

    The pair have played a grand total of once before....at Wimbledon in 2016 when Evans won in four.

  20. Do they always play The Proclaimers when Dan Evans walks out in Davis Cup matches?!