Summary

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  • GB have unassailable 2-0 lead over Australia in Group B tie in Davis Cup

  • NOW: Dan Evans/Neal Skupski v Matthew Ebden/Max Purcell in doubles

  • Dan Evans beats Alex de Minaur 6-1 2-6 6-4 in second singles

  • Jack Draper beats Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 7-6 (7-4) in first singles

  • GB and Australia playing first of their three round-robin Group B matches at Manchester's AO Arena

  • Top two from each of four groups qualify for November's knockout stage in Spain

Live Reporting

Michael Emons, Jess Anderson and Charlotte Coates

  1. Kokkinakis 6-6 (4-4) Draper*

    Lee Goodall
    Tennis commentator on BBC iPlayer

    Kokkinakis has hit his backhand very well on the whole, but particularly in this tie break.

  2. A baseline rally ends with a crouching Draper sending a backhand into the net, but he then fights back to take the next, aided by a powerful serve, 4-4.

  3. Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport at Manchester Arena

    Tight and tense.

    You could hear a pin drop as Kokkinakis served at 3-3 in the breaker.

    The silence is broken when Draper hits the net, sighs from the home fans quickly turn into supportive cheers.

  4. Once again the two-handed backhand down the line from Kokkinakis proves too good and it's 3-3 in the first set tie-break.

  5. Great work from Draper, a lovely forehand from out wide and then a superb serve. 3-2 Draper.

  6. A great serve down the middle, Draper, at full stretch, just about gets a racquet on it, but sends the ball in the direction of the crowd. 2-1 Kokkinakis.

  7. The advantage doesn't last long as Kokkinakis drags a forehand wide left, 1-1.

  8. *Kokkinakis 6-6 (1-0) Draper

    Colin Fleming
    Former British tennis player on BBC TV

    You just sense that Kokkinakis is really heating up here.

  9. Draper serves first, but falls behind as Kokkinakis sweeps away a powerful forehand to leave Draper floundering. 1-0 Kokkinakis.

  10. Kokkinakis 6-6 Draper

    A beautiful two-handed backhand down the line from Kokkinakis helps him hold. And it's tie-break time.

    Remember, each match is the best of three sets so whoever edges this tie-break will be halfway there to the victory point.

  11. *Kokkinakis 5-6 Draper

    Lee Goodall
    Tennis commentator on BBC iPlayer

    Draper by far the biggest unknown quantity for the Australians. They'll know a bit about him, but they'll know far more about Murray, Evans and Norrie.

  12. *Kokkinakis 5-6 Draper

    Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport at Manchester Arena

    Draper has acquitted himself reasonably well so far on his Davis Cup debut.

    After fighting off those break points early on, the Brit has grown in stature and could have nabbed the opening set there.

    However, he's not quite at his best yet and the slow surface isn't helping his groundstrokes.

    After hitting a backhand into the net, he gestures a complaint at the court.

  13. *Kokkinakis 5-6 Draper

    No problems again with his service game, holding to 15, and Jack Draper secures at least a tie-break from this first set.

    Thanasi Kokkinakis has just served to stay in the first set. He has to do the same again now.

  14. Kokkinakis 5-5 Draper*

    Colin Fleming
    Former British tennis player on BBC TV

    Kokkinakis hasn't always been the most consistent of players, but he has had some injury problems. It's worth noting that.

  15. Kokkinakis saves set point to hold

    Kokkinakis 5-5 Draper*

    Great work from Kokkinakis under pressure to fend off the set point Draper had and hold his serve to make sure this opening set of the day still has mileage left in it.

  16. *Kokkinakis 4-5 Draper

    Draper got lucky with a net cord earlier in this game, but, when on set point, can't do so for a second time. This time the ball flicks up off the tape when he was sent running wide, but it is agonisingly out. That would've been the set, back to deuce.

  17. Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport at Manchester Arena

    Kokkinakis nods to the ball kid even before the replay comes up.

    A challenge fully in hope rather than expectation.

  18. *Kokkinakis 4-5 Draper

    Kokkinakis goes wide, confirmed by Hawk Eye, and Draper gets his first break point of the match and what a time to do it, to get to set point, 30-40.

  19. *Kokkinakis 4-5 Draper

    Draper offers a hand of apology as his two-handed backhand hits the tape, wiping all the power from the shot and falling over the net.

    He then gets the edge after a superb baseline rally to move to 15-30, two points away from stealing the opening set.

  20. *Kokkinakis 4-5 Draper

    Lee Goodall
    Tennis commentator on BBC iPlayer

    Leon Smith talking to Jack Draper during the change over, this is where they can really keep their players relaxed.