First round: Great Britain 3-2 USA
Match one
Andy Murray (GBR) bt. Donald Young (USA) 6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Match two
James Ward (GBR) bt. John Isner (USA) 6-7(4), 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(3), 15-13
Match three
Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan (USA) bt. Jamie Murray & Dom Inglot (GBR) 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-7(8), 9-7
Match four
Andy Murray (GBR) bt. John Isner (USA) 7-6(4), 6-3, 7-6(4)
Match five
Donald Young (USA) bt. James Ward (GBR) 5-7, 1-0 (RET)
Great Britain started their Davis Cup journey with a difficult home tie against USA in Glasgow.
The American team, led by the big-serving John Isner, rising star Donald Young and arguably the world’s greatest ever doubles pair, Mike and Bob Bryan, were an ominous challenge but one the Brits were up for.
Murray opened the tie with his first of eight-straight Davis Cup singles wins up against Young, before Ward produced one of Great Britain’s most impressive comebacks of all time.
The world No.111 came back from two sets down against Isner to win 6-7(4), 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(3), 15-13 after almost five hours on court – one of, if not the best match of his career.
An incredible result against a player who was a regular feature in the ATP top 20 at the time and it gave the Brits a decent platform to build on.
However, it wouldn’t be quite that straightforward. Murray and Inglot were denied an epic comeback of their own against the Bryan brothers by narrowly losing 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-7(8), 9-7 to get USA on the board, only for Murray to see off Isner in straight sets to seal an epic win for GB.
Quarter-final: Great Britain 3-1 France
Match one
Gilles Simon (FRA) bt. James Ward (GBR) 6-4, 6-4, 6-1
Match two
Andy Murray (GBR) bt. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5, 7-6(10), 6-2
Match three
Andy Murray & Jamie Murray (GBR) bt. Nicholas Mahut & Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-1
Match four
Andy Murray (GBR) bt. Gilles Simon 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-0
Attention then turned to The Queen’s Club in July as Great Britain got set to face France on the grass.
Just days after reaching the semi-finals at Wimbledon, Murray rose to the occasion in front of the home crowd to hand-deliver a GB victory.
After Ward lost out to Wimbledon quarter-finalist Gilles Simon in straight sets, Murray had to record a win over one of his toughest rivals – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
In a repeat of the 2011 Queen’s Club final, Murray beat the French star before joining forces with his brother Jamie to defeat Tsonga and Nicholas Mahut 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-1.
Murray admitted that he was exhausted in the fourth match of the tie against Simon but had the quality to come back from a set down to win a crucial second set tie-break and seal the tie 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-0.
The British No.1 collapsed to his knees in exhaustion and celebration as his side booked its place in the semi-finals for the first time in 36 years.
Semi-final: Great Britain 3-2 Australia
Match one
Andy Murray (GBR) bt. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 6-3, 6-0, 6-3
Match two
Bernard Tomic (AUS) bt. Dan Evans (GBR) 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-7(4), 6-4
Match three
Andy Murray & Jamie Murray (GBR) bt. Sam Groth & Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4
Match four
Andy Murray (GBR) bt. Bernard Tomic (AUS) 7-5, 6-3, 6-2
Match five
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) bt. Dan Evans (GBR) 7-5, 6-4
It didn’t get any easier for Great Britain in the semi-finals, taking on their third Grand Slam nation in as many ties, this time up against Australia.
In a return to the 8000 seater capacity Emirates Arena in Glasgow, the tie was evenly poised after two matches with wins for Murray and Australia’s Bernard Tomic heading into the doubles.
The doubles proved to be the defining match of this tie as the Murray brothers took on former world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt and his partner Sam Groth in another five-set epic in Scotland.
The Murray’s came back from 4-1 down in the third to take a two set to one lead and had match point in the fourth set – but former Wimbledon and US Open champion Hewitt found a way to force the Brits to a decider after a nail-biting tie-break.
In a make or break match for both sides, the Murray’s lost a 3-0 lead in the deciding set, but broke Groth’s serve in the final stages to see out the match 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4.
Murray returned the next day to see off Tomic 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 and punch Great Britain’s ticket into an historic Davis Cup final.
Final: Great Britain 3-1 Belgium
Match one
David Goffin (BEL) bt. Kyle Edmund (GBR) 3-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-0
Match two
Andy Murray (GBR) bt. Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) 6-3, 6-2, 7-5
Match three
Andy Murray & Jamie Murray (GBR) bt. Steve Darcis & David Goffin (BEL) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Match four
Andy Murray (GBR) bt. David Goffin (BEL) 6-3, 7-5, 6-3