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Andy Murray inspired Great Britain to Davis Cup victory for the first time in 79 years on this day in 2015 after success in the final against Belgium.<\/p>\n
Britain had last got their hands on the trophy in 1936, when Fred Perry and Bunny Austin helped defeat Australia.<\/p>\n
When Murray completed a straight-sets win against David Goffin in Ghent to clinch it, he completed one of the most impressive feats of his career.<\/p>\n
The Scot\u2019s 6-3 7-5 6-3 triumph against the Belgian number one at the Flanders Expo was his 11th win in the competition that season.<\/p>\n
Murray spearheaded the victory and claimed 11 of the 12 points which Britain needed for the title, eight in singles and three in doubles with brother Jamie. The only player not a member of the Murray family to contribute was James Ward.<\/p>\n
Three other players have won 11 rubbers in a season since the current Davis Cup format was introduced in 1981, but Murray became the first to do so all in live rubbers and remain unbeaten.<\/p>\n
On their way to victory, Britain defeated the United States 3-2 in Glasgow, France 3-1 in London and Australia 3-2 in the semi-finals in Glasgow before Murray sealed a 3-1 success against Belgium.<\/p>\n
Murray said: \u201cI probably haven\u2019t been as emotional as that after a match that I\u2019ve won.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been pretty upset having lost matches before. But I\u2019d say that\u2019s probably the most emotional I\u2019ve been after a win.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s incredible that we managed to win this competition. I didn\u2019t know that would ever be possible.\u201d<\/p>\n