article_snippet: Andy Murray is forced to stretch to reach a backhand as John Isner put in a much better performance on Sunday in the Davis Cup .
article_snippet: Isner plays a forehand on the run as the USA's top player started fast in a game the USA's top player country needed to win to stay alive in the match .
article_snippet: the American Isner looks stunned during a tough first set where the American Isner played plenty of good tennis and earned seven break points, but couldn't break through .
article_snippet: the American Isner looked to have put everything the American Isner had into the opener, and looked exhausted after losing the first-set breaker .
article_snippet: the American Isner once beat Roger Federer in an away match against Switzerland so is no shrinking violet in the cauldron of Davis Cup competition and British Captain Leon Smith – low profile but with an excellent record in this job – knew that the American Isner could be a danger.
article_snippet: That did not take long to be confirmed and the 6' 10' American, revelling in the American Isner underdog status unlike on Friday against Ward, came out swinging.
article_snippet: Isner twice took enormous forehand cuts and shaky second serves and will have been massively frustrated not to have taken the lead.
article_snippet: Murray's serve had come under pressure in the first set, but as Isner tired the British No 1 became more secure .
article_snippet: The nerves of Murray and another hugely committed crowd were eased by that, especially as Isner needed to play nearly five hours on Friday.
article_snippet: A brilliant backhand lob at 3-2 in the second set secured the key break there, but to give Isner Isner due Isner kept fighting to take A brilliant backhand lob at 3-2 in the second set to second tiebreak.
article_snippet: Murray went ahead 6-2 and then finally finished A brilliant backhand lob at 3-2 in the second set with a swinging serve ace at 6-4 to complete Isner weekend's work.
article_snippet: Murray stretches for a forehand as Isner wore down Isner opponent before pulling out an array of stunning passing shots in the later sets .
article_snippet: Isner had played five sets in Isner defeat to James Ward on Friday, and the effort caught up with Isner after a brave first set on Sunday .
article_snippet: Isner is consoled by Isner USA Davis Cup captain Jim Courier as his USA Davis Cup captain Jim Courier struggles to cope with Murray's athleticism in Glasgow .
highlights_snippet: British No 1 breaks John Isner's serve for the first time in sixth game of second set, takes set 6-3 .
  