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

  1. Postpublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Kokkinakis 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 6-7 (4-7) Draper

    Colin Fleming
    Former British tennis player on BBC TV

    It was so good to see someone like Jack Draper step up and win it with good tennis. Look at the emotion he's showing now. He grabbed it in the tie break and what a moment for this young man.

  2. game, set and match

    Game, set and match - Draper (Great Britain)published at 16:11 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Kokkinakis 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 6-7 (4-7) Draper

    What a Davis Cup debut for 21-year-old Jack Draper.

    He comes from a set down to get the victory. He lost the opening set on a tie-break, won the second and was a break down in the third, with Kokkinakis serving for the match.

    But Draper hung on in there and then recovered from 4-2 down in the third set tie-break, winning five points in a row to get Great Britain off to a winning start.

    What a match!

  3. Postpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    So close to a double fault, but the ball just creeps over the net on the second serve from Kokkinakis. Still 6-4 Draper.

  4. Postpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Kokkinakis goes long. Draper with two match points, 6-4 Draper.

  5. Postpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport at Manchester Arena

    Draper loves it. Loves it!

    He picks out someone in the crowd, thanking them for their support and kissing his badge towards them.

    More, he says. He wants more noise!

  6. Postpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Draper gets his third point in a row, sliding into the net to thump away a volley. From 4-2 down to 5-4 up.

  7. Postpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    An ace from Draper and it's 4-4. Great match to start us off with another singles and then a doubles match still to come.

  8. Postpublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Draper at the net, the overhead just about stays in, 4-3 Kokkinakis.

  9. Postpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    The Kokkinakis serve down the middle is returned long and for the first time in this deciding tie-break, there is daylight between the two, 4-2 Kokkinakis.

  10. Postpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Kokkinakis with an excellent forehand down the line winner, 3-2 Kokkinakis.

  11. Postpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Jack Draper stretching for a returnImage source, PA Media

    Draper moves forwards but sends a drop volley into the top of the net, 2-2.

  12. Postpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Kokkinakis 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 6-6 (1-2) Draper*

    Lee Goodall
    Tennis commentator on BBC iPlayer

    Whatever happens, it's a debut to remember for Jack Draper. What a dramatic match in a fantastic atmosphere.

  13. Postpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Kokkinakis, going for the cross-court winner, puts too much on it and it just misses the angle, 2-1 Draper.

  14. Postpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Draper returns long from the Kokkinakis serve, 1-1.

  15. Postpublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    A great dig out from out wide from Draper, Kokkinakis sends a loose one into the stands, 1-0 Draper.

  16. Postpublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Kokkinakis 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 6-6 Draper

    Superb serving from Thanasi Kokkinakis under great pressure. First superb first serves haul himself out of danger at 15-30 to hold and force a deciding set tie-break.

  17. Postpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Kokkinakis pulls a two-handed backhand wide left, 15-30. Draper two shots away.

  18. Postpublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Kokkinakis is looking a bit nervous, with too much on the forehand and he goes long, 0-15 and Draper three points from the finish line.

  19. Postpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    *Kokkinakis 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 5-6 Draper

    Colin Fleming
    Former British tennis player on BBC TV

    There is so much tension in this opening singles match.

  20. Postpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 13 September 2023

    Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport at Manchester Arena

    Jack DraperImage source, Reuters

    Blimey!!

    With that extraordinary shot, Jack Draper has the Manchester Arena erupting like the Stretford End after a last-minute winner.

    He looked beaten by the lob.

    Somehow he not only reached it, but whipped away the winner.

    Kokkinakis, like everyone else in here, did not expect to see that.