Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool avoided a huge scare to triumph in the doubles, taking Great Britain into the final round of Davis Cup qualifying with a 4-0 win over Norway.
Wimbledon champions Cash and Glasspool were the heavy favorites against the inexperienced duo of Viktor Durasovic and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, ranked 491st and 1,187th respectively in doubles.
The pair raced through the first set but completely lost their way in the second during an entertaining encounter in Oslo.
Cash and Glasspool then held on to eventually come through 6-2 2-6 7-6 (7-5).
After Cash produced a good winner to secure the win, he started walking back to the baseline, with all players thinking it was a 10-point tiebreak.
However, the referee intervened to confirm that Great Britain had completed the best-of-five tie at the first opportunity.
“It means the world,” Glasspool said of securing a first Davis Cup win.
“It was a little monkey on our backs and now we can both break free a little bit and hopefully get many more wins.”
Jacob Fearnley later defeated Budkov Kjaer 3-6 6-4 10-7 to make it a clean sweep for Great Britain.
The returning Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie defeated Durasovic and Budkov Kjaer respectively in the singles on Thursday, putting Leon Smith’s side in a strong position.
Draper did not play on Friday and later withdrew from next week’s ATP tournament in Rotterdam, saying: “Although I feel positive about how my recovery is going, I have been advised not to rush straight away and possibly compete in back-to-back matches.
“As disappointed as I am to be gone, overall I’m moving in the right direction.”
Great Britain will compete against Ecuador or Australia later this year for a place in the eight-team final in November.
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