Andy Murray finds himself with the task of killing off America in the Davis Cup on Sunday after Great Britain ’ s scratch pair came tantalisingly close to doing the job for him . Taking their cue from James Ward ’ s heroics on Friday , Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot almost mimicked his comeback before going down 6-3 , 6-2 , 3-6 , 6-7 , 9-7 to the Bryan brothers , Mike and Bob , in another epic , this one lasting three hours and 39 minutes . It left GB leading this World Group first-round match 2-1 with two to play , but it could so nearly have been all over as the British pair shocked the sport ’ s most feared duo with the force of their comeback . USA 's Mike and Bob Bryan celebate after holding on to win the doubles rubber in their Davis Cup clash . Dominic Inglot and Jamie Murray ( right ) battled back bravely from two sets down before losing decider 9-7 . The American Bryan brothers are the top ranked pairing in world doubles . British No 1 Andy Murray screams encouragement from the sidelines . Inglot and Murray put up superb resistance , spurred on by more passionate support . Inglot was impressive from the start in only his second Davis Cup tie while Jamie Murray recovered admirably from a terrible first two sets . By opting to rest Andy Murray , GB captain Leon Smith knew he could be sacrificing a doubles point , with the calculated trade-off that his No 1 player would be fresh for this afternoon ’ s reverse singles . He will tackle John Isner , whom he has beaten in all three meetings , and if he can extend that record , a home quarter-final will be secured against France , who have beaten Germany . Inglot plays a one-handed backhand to GB 's American opponents Bob and Mike Bryan on Saturday . The Bryan brothers , representing USA at the Davis Cup , celebrate after winning a point against Great Britain . Murray celebrates after winning a vital point against the Bryan brothers during his double 's match . A buoyant Jamie Murray was confident his younger brother can finish it , partly due to superior team spirit . ‘ It ’ s pretty obvious we are a much tighter team than the US , ’ he said . ‘ I didn ’ t feel the rest of their team were cheering much , while our guys were up on every point . ‘ I don ’ t think Isner will be back-flipping out of bed tomorrow to play Andy . I guess with his serve he has a chance but I wouldn ’ t bet against Andy in this situation. ’ So far this tie has uncannily mirrored last year ’ s first round between the countries in San Diego , when Murray sealed it in the fourth rubber after the Bryans had reduced the deficit to 2-1 by the Saturday night . Inglot and Jamie Murray played together a few times as juniors but are unfamiliar as professionals . Mike Bryan plays a forehand shot as he attempts to win a point back for USA in the Davis Cup in Glasgow . Andy Murray watches on while his brother serves ( left ) and the GB team discuss tactics ( right ) Bob and Mike Bryan of the USA line up alongside Murray and Inglot of Great Britain before the match . In contrast the Bryans are almost telepathic , having won 16 Grand Slam titles . Mike Bryan had no complaints about the atmosphere but did point out that the DJ ramped up the music after the home team won a game , while playing ‘ a lullaby ’ when the US struck back . While Inglot did not lose his serve throughout , Murray dropped his first four service games as they lost the first two sets before another massively committed crowd of nearly 8,000 . Once Murray had held early in the third he stepped his game up and they held on to take the set . GB slipped behind 3-5 in the fourth-set tiebreak but after running off the next three points , Murray converted a volley on their second set point to take it 10-8 , having saved a match point at 7-8 . The USA bench started to look like death row as their banker pair struggled and the decider became desperately tight . But the older Murray brother could not hold on at 7-7 , and was broken , with Inglot , ranked 38 in doubles , making several mistakes that belied his previous form . The USA are still in with a chance of completing an unlikely comeback from 2-0 down but they have done that only once in 40 Davis Cup ties , and Andy Murray looks mightily up for the contest .
Bryan brothers beat Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot in five sets in Davis Cup . GB went 2 - 0 down , but improved back to 2 - 2 before losing deciding match 9 - 7 . Great Britain won the match 6 - 1 heading into the final singles match .