Britain top Group C, after Belgium defeat Bulgaria in the decisive doubles via a champions' tie-break
Wednesday 8 January 2020 14:14, UK
Great Britain qualified for the knock-out stage of the inaugural ATP Cup after they whitewashed Moldova in their round-robin tie as Belgium beat Bulgaria 2-1 to give them a helping hand.
Tim Henman's team will now meet unbeaten Australia in the last eight in Sydney on Wednesday night (2300 GMT).
Dan Evans repeated his form from his victory on Sunday against world No 11 David Goffin, wrapping up the tie with a 6-2 6-2 win over Radu Albot in Sydney.
The world No 42 saved multiple breaks in the second set to lead 3-1, his passing shots proving too much for the Moldovan.
Earlier, Cam Norrie beat Moldova's Alexander Cozbinov in straight sets 6-2 6-2.
The 24-year-old's victory came relatively easily, despite Cozbinov fighting back with several good points in the second set.
But the Briton's stamina was too strong, with a double fault handing Norrie the break 5-2 and he served comfortably for the match.
The final word went to Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury who beat Albot and Alexander Cozbinov 6-2 6-3.
The Britons broke their opponents early to take a 4-2 lead before Murray closed out the first set 6-2.
Murray broke again early in the second set, a forehand winner up the line taking Britain to 2-0 and delighting team captain Tim Henman on the court's edge.
A pair of aces from Salisbury took the Britons to 5-2 before Murray held his serve to win the match.
The six group winners and two best second-place finishers advance to the quarter-finals in Sydney.
Two quarter-finals are set for Thursday and two more on Friday.
The semi-finals are scheduled for Saturday and the final on Sunday at Ken Rosewall Arena.
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