Andy Murray and Jamie Murray feature in doubles action at the Davis Cup final today
Saturday 28 November 2015 13:01, UK
The Murray brothers will link-up in the doubles as Great Britain attempt to open a lead in the Davis Cup final today.
British No 1 Andy Murray completed a straight sets win over Ruben Bemelmans to level the tie and will take to the court with older brother Jamie to play Belgium's Kimmer Coppejans and Steve Darcis in Ghent.
The hosts had earlier forged ahead when David Goffin won a five-set thriller with Kyle Edmund and the winner of today's doubles will give their side a significant advantage heading into Sunday's two singles games.
The Murrays have already demonstrated that their brotherly instincts extend as far as the tennis court during a mammoth Davis Cup semi-final win. They defeated Australia's Sam Groth and Lleyton Hewitt in a back-and-forth five set affair to put Great Britain within one win of the final.
It would be apt for Murray, who ended Britain's 77-year wait for a Wimbledon men's singles champion in 2013, if he could also win the first Davis Cup since 1936. More so, if Andy achieved the remarkable goal alongside Jamie.
But in Coppejans and Darcis they face unfamiliar foes. Andy Murray has only come across world No 16 Darcis once, defeating him, but in doubles action that will count for very little. His topsy-turvy preparation on Ghent's clay surfaces hasn't yet haunted the world No 2 so Belgium will be hoping to target any vulnerability that he shows.
Saturday's doubles match comes before the Davis Cup final is decided on Sunday, with Andy Murray scheduled to meet David Goffin before Kyle Edmund plays Ruben Bemelmans.
