We haven't won a live 5th rubber since 1997 (when Rusedski beat Rybalko so that we beat Ukraine 3-2) and we have lost our last 8 live 5th rubbers since then (USA, ECU, SWE, MAR, AUT, AUT again, POL & LIT), while before that win against UKR, we hadn't won a live 5th rubber for 15 years, when Buster Mottram did it against Spain in 1982. This tie might end up being our best chance to break that losing streak, but I'm still hopeful it won't come to that and Jaziri won't have the legs to take a 5th set.
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!