Andy Murray confident for crucial doubles victory

Andy Murray believes he and brother Jamie can take Great Britain to the verge of Davis Cup victory in Saturday's doubles against Belgium.

The pair will aim to put Britain 2-1 up in the best-of-five tie when the doubles gets under way at 14:00 GMT in Ghent.

"I believe in myself," said Murray. "I believe in me and Jamie as a doubles team, as well."

Britain are trying to win the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936.

"I believe we can win the tie, obviously, otherwise there would be no point in us being there," added Murray. "But it's going to be tough, for sure."

Steve Darcis and Kimmer Coppejans were named for the doubles in the initial Belgian line-up, but the latter is likely to be replaced by David Goffin or Ruben Bemelmans.

In the opening day's singles, Goffin came back to beat Kyle Edmund in five sets, and Murray then won a feisty encounter with Ruben Bemelmans in straight sets.

With the tie now certain to go into a third and final day, both Murray and GB captain Leon Smith played down suggestions that everything hinges on the doubles result.

The Murray brothers scored crucial points as a doubles team against France in the quarter-final and Australia in the semi-final.

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