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DAVIS CUP: Andy Murray beats David Goffin to win the Davis Cup for Great Britain

British No1 Andy Murray has beaten David Goffin in straight sets to secure a first Davis Cup win for GB since 1936

DAVIS CUP: Andy Murray beats David Goffin to win the Davis Cup for Great Britain

HOW THE DAVIS CUP WAS WON

Andy Murray has beaten David Goffin in straight sets to secure Great Britain's first Davis Cup in 79 years.

See below how world No2 Murray completed a third win in three days.

Great Britain go into the final day of the Davis Cup Final 2-1 ahead with two singles matches remaining.

Andy Murray has already won a singles match and helped his brother Jamie win the doubles yesterday.

Murray faces Belgium's star man David Goffin today, a player who was taken to five sets by Kyle Edmund on Friday.

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Murray has also won his last 10 Davis Cup singles matches and has never lost on court against Goffin.

GB captain Leon Smith said today: “It is going to be very difficult.  You don’t get to 15 or 16 in the world without being a good player and David Goffin is dangerous.

"We have seen this weekend how good he can be and he is on his favourite surface.

“If Andy does come unstuck, we have still got a very good chance in the deciding rubber."

Follow the match game-by-game here

FINAL MATCH SCORE

FIRST SET: Goffin 3-6 Murray

SECOND SET: Goffin 5-7 Murray

THIRD SET: Goffin 3-6 Murray

Murray wins 3-0

1 First game to Murray without too many problems.

2 Murray attacks the Goffin serve early and brings up a break point - which he loses.

Goffin holds serve and the crowd go wild.

3 Murray holds to love.

4 Goffin holds to love

5 Goffin attacks and brings up a break point. Pressure is on Murray - how will he respond as the crowd jeer him? Cracking second serve to win the point. Murray recovers and holds serve.

6 Murray goes all out and brings up THREE BREAK POINTS. He only needs one and Murray breaks Goffin.

Andy Murray of Great Britain speaks with team captain Leon Smith ahead of the match
Andy Murray of Great Britain speaks with team captain Leon Smith ahead of the match

7 Murray holds serve.

8 Goffin's serve looks shaky. Two break points that are also set points. Saves the first with an ace. Murray then nets and it's deuce. Murray's cross court winner brings up a third set point. Murray goes long with a lob. Deuce again and Goffin rallies to take the game.

9 Murray on serve brings up two set points and needs just one.

FIRST SET TO ANDY MURRAY

Andy Murray celebrates a point against David Goffin
Andy Murray celebrates a point against David Goffin

SECOND SET - Goffin to serve

1 The Belgian No1 holds.

2 Murray has a couple of issues and comes under pressure. He's being moved around and then passed. Murray gets a time warning and is then pegged back to deuce. He's in a spot of bother. Murray slips from 40-15 up and now Goffin has a break point. Murray saves it and roars with delight after a huge serve. Murray then holds.

3 Goffin starts strongly but Murray fights back to get a break point which he wastes with the court wide open. A brilliant shot brings up another break point which Goffin saves superbly. This game has now lasted 10 minutes and Goffin edges ahead. Murray levels. He wants this break early but Goffin somehow holds.

4 Murray holds with little fuss.

5 Goffin restores Belgium's second-set lead.

6 Murray holds to love

7 Goffin is really put under pressure. Murray on the attack but the Belgian somehow sneaks a game point which he takes.

8 Murray holds to love with extreme power

David Goffin hits a forehand winner
David Goffin hits a forehand winner

9 Goffin is playing his best tennis of the match and giving Murray problems. Goffin holds and Murray must now serve to save the set.

10 Murray is a set up but needs to win this game to maintain that advantage. He quickly moves 40-0 up and the crowd hate it. They are happy now as Goffin wins two in a row. Pressure on the British No1. Murray holds and he celebrates with a fist pump.

11 Goffin looks determined now. He needs to win this game or Murray will be serving for a 2-0 lead. If he wins this game, the worst he will get is a tie-break. But Murray fights and it's deuce - now it's a BREAK POINT for Murray. MURRAY BREAKS and leads 6-5.

12 Murray serving for the set but Goffin is all over him. The Belgian wins the first two points as Murray looks a bit nervous. Great response as Murray wins three points in a row. Set point. Brilliant from Goffin but Murray TAKES THE POINT and GB lead two sets to love.

Andy Murray held his nerve in a tense second set
Andy Murray held his nerve in a tense second set

THIRD SET

1 Goffin really up against it and needs to win this game but falls 15-40 down on his own serve. Murray will be desperate to drive home his advantage early in this third set but sees both his break points dribble away. Goffin then holds.

2 Murray in trouble? He loses the first two points of his service game. Goffin is so far behind he needs an early break. TWO BREAK POINTS for Goffin. The first goes wide as Murray saves. Goffin still in charge of this game though and GOFFIN BREAKS.

3 Murray needs to break back quickly here or he could be facing a tricky time in this set. A pass sets up TWO BREAK BACK points and he takes the first one to win the game.

4 Murray looks to level in the third set. The Scot is under pressure again as Goffin goes for broke but Murray holds serve.

5 Goffin carries on the fight and holds his serve with little fuss.

6 The crowd are really geeing up Goffin now and he is responding. It needs a 205kph ace to silence the Belgians. But Goffin earns A BREAK POINT by mixing up his game. Can Murray respond? Yes. Huge serve. Deuce. Then another ace, his third of the game and Murray holds.

7 Now it's Murray's turn. He forces THREE BREAK POINTS. Goffin in trouble and he goes long. MURRAY leads with a break. Murray now two service holds from winning the Davis Cup for GB.

8 Murray so close but so far away. Goffin comes at him hard and the Belgian leads 30-15 against the serve. But now Murray ups it a level and earns a game point - which he loses. It's deuce. But now Murray shows his class and closes the game out with another ace. It's 5-3 to GB.

9 Goffin knows he has to win this but loses the first point. Then the second. Murray senses victory. Goffin responds for 15-30. Goffin goes wide. TWO DAVIS CUP POINTS FOR MURRAY. First serve goes wide then Murray nets the second serve. Now a long rally. MURRAY WINS IT WITH A LOB...

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