James Ward destroyed as Serbia level GB Davis Cup tie

Dusan Lajovic demolished James Ward 6-1 6-3 6-2 as Serbia levelled their Davis Cup tie with Great Britain at 1-1.

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Ward was outclassed by the world number 81, who took less than two hours to win the match that had been held over from Friday due to bad weather.

A host of Ward errors - 73 in total - and some superb tennis by Lajovic resulted in a mismatch with the Serbian winning the service breaks battle 6-0.

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The tie is evenly poised ahead of Saturday afternoon's doubles - Jamie Ward and Dominic Inglot take on Janko Tipsarevic and Nenad Zimonjic.

Kyle Edmund, who beat Tipsarevic in straight sets on Friday, will face Lajovic in a potentially decisive first singles match on Sunday.

Andy Murray is in Belgrade to support the team but is not playing due to a hectic schedule encompassing Wimbledon, the Olympics and US Open within two months.

SERBIA v GREAT BRITAIN (match line-ups provisional)

FridayKyle Edmund (GBR) bt Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 6-3 6-4 6-0

SaturdayDusan Lajovic (SRB) bt James Ward (GBR) 6-1 6-3 6-2Zimonjic/Krajinovic v Inglot/J Murray

SundayDusan Lajovic v Kyle EdmundJanko Tipsarevic v James Ward

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