Tennis - Great Britain v United States of America - Davis Cup World Group First Round - Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland - 6/3/15 Great Britain's James Ward waves to the crowd as he celebrates victory Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic
(Reuters) - James Ward defied the odds to beat American marathon man John Isner 6-7(4) 5-7 6-3 7-6(3) 15-13 as Britain took a shock 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup first round tie against the United States in Glasgow on Friday.
After Andy Murray beat Donald Young 6-1 6-1 4-6 6-2 in the first rubber, Ward battled back from two sets down to tame an opponent ranked 91 places above him in a match where the final set alone stretched to 107 heart-pumping minutes.
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