Davis Cup Tennis 2016: Saturday Scores and Results, Updated Semi-Finals Schedule

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Published: September 17, 2016

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Great Britain kept their 2016 Davis Cup hopes alive in the doubles on Saturday, as Andy Murray and Jamie Murray pulled one back for the defending champions, beating the Argentinian duo of Juan Martin del Potro and Leonardo Mayer in four sets.

The Brits started the day in dominant fashion but suffered a minor meltdown in the second set. The Murray brothers kept their composure in the third and fourth sets, however, grabbing the win. The final scores were 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

In Saturday's other rubber, Croatia took a 2-1 lead, as Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig beat France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 7-6 (6), 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-3.

Here's a look at Saturday's semi-final scores:

 



The schedule for Sunday:



 

Recap Things did not look great for Great Britain entering Saturday's doubles, but BBC 5 Live's David Law still had hope, particularly if the third match between the two nations went the distance:



He also noticed Del Potro is still as popular as ever, even as a visiting player:



The Murray brothers started the rubber in fantastic form, as Del Potro showed signs of fatigue. The hosts quickly ran out to a lead, winning the first five games and barely breaking a sweat.

But things changed rapidly in the second set. The Argentinians immediately broke serve, jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead, and they pushed their advantage to 4-1 in no time. Jamie Murray took care of the first set points with some big serves, but, per Live Tennis, Del Potro finished things in the following game:



Argentina saved a break point in the second game of the third set, setting up a tense back-and-forth. Great Britain narrowly held serve in the following game, but the visitors followed suit, saving multiple break chances.

The Argentinians finally got the breakthrough in the seven...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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