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Davis Cup: Murray brothers beat Japan to put Britain 2-1 up

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 12:28 p.m. ET

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LONDON (AP) Andy Murray teamed with his brother Jamie to guide Britain to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Japan in a doubles match in the Davis Cup on Saturday, moving the titleholders into a 2-1 lead ahead of the reverse singles.

Andy Murray has now won his last 13 matches in the competition, 11 of them coming last year when Britain won the title for the first time in 79 years.

Competing in his first event since becoming a father, the former Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion decided to play doubles a day after beating Taro Daniel with the loss of just five games on Friday to give Britain a 1-0 lead.

Murray finished off the win against Yoshihito Nishioka and Yasutaka Uchiyama with an ace, just like against Daniel.

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