Britain, Argentina are one win from advancing to Davis Cup final

Britain and Argentina moved to within one victory of a Davis Cup final matchup.

At Glasgow, Andy Murray and his brother Jamie led Britain to a five-set victory over Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Groth of Australia to take a 2-1 lead in their semifinal. The Scottish brothers had to come from a set down to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4, having wasted a set point in the fourth set.

The win gives Andy Murray a chance to put Britain into its first Davis Cup final since 1978 when he plays Bernard Tomic in Sunday’s first reverse singles.

In Brussels, Leonardo Mayer and Carlos Berlocq gave Argentina a 2-1 lead over Belgium in the other semifinal, beating Steve Darcis and Ruben Bemelmans in a four-hour match.

Darcis and Bemelmans saved 16 of 21 break points they faced before the Argentine pair prevailed, 6-2, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 7-6 (5).

In the Davis Cup’s World Group playoffs to determine which countries remain in the 16-country elite group, the United States, Switzerland and Czech Republic were among those holding 2-1 leads going into Sunday’s reverse singles.

At Tashkent, Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey held their serve throughout a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win over Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin and Farrukh Dustov, wrapping up the match in just over 90 minutes. The U.S. is looking to extend its 26-year stay in the World Group.