Salisbury and Murray converted their third match point to secure victory for Great BritainGreat Britain avoided an early exit at the ATP Cup as Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury won the decisive doubles to clinch a comeback victory over Belgium. After Britain lost to Bulgaria in their opening tie on Friday, the team would have been eliminated from the inaugural 24-nation tournament if Murray and Salisbury lost their rubber against Gille and Vliegen. But with teams selected by ATP ranking, seven-time Grand Slam doubles champion Murray has instead been teamed up with 27-year-old Salisbury. Norrie's defeat put the onus on 29-year-old Evans, who has the game but not always the consistency to match the world's best players. Norway, who lost 2-1 to Italy, could still stop Russia progressing when they meet in Tuesday's final round of matches.

Source: BBC January 05, 2020 08:33 UTC