Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the second singles rubber of the Davis Cup quarter final between GB and Serbia. The world number 240, James Ward will try to upset world number 81, Dusan Lajovic in a match that will probably finish on Saturday given the issues with rain so far today.

GAME, SET AND MATCH! - WARD 1-6 3-6 2-6 LAJOVIC. Serbia level the tie at 1-1! Lajovic shows there is a real gap between his status as the world's 81st best player and Ward's position at 240. The Serb surges to victory in straight sets in one hour and 52 minutes, serving out to 30. All eyes on the doubles now in what could be a crucial contest in the outcome of the tie.

BREAK! - WARD 1-6 3-6 2-5 LAJOVIC. That will surely be that. Ward's hopes crumble as Lajovic's defence and the Brit's errors contribute to a break to love. Lajovic will now serve for the match.

WARD 1-6 3-6 2-4 LAJOVIC. Dusan not reaching the same heights as he was earlier in the contest. Ward has a sniff of an opening at 15-30 but the Serb rampages back to maintain his advantage. It's last chance saloon time for Ward right about now.

WARD 1-6 3-6 2-3 LAJOVIC. Ward stays in contention. He doesn't want to go down without some sort of fight and he works hard to hold to 30.

WARD 1-6 3-6 1-3 LAJOVIC. Serbia back it up with another love game and Dusan is closing in on the match.

BREAK! - WARD 1-6 3-6 1-2 LAJOVIC. And that could be crucial! Lajovic springs forward and cruelly deals Ward's belief a major, major blow with a break to love. The Brit was showing signs of fight but that will have hurt.

WARD 1-6 3-6 1-1 LAJOVIC. Dusan wins a stand-off at the net to seal the game from deuce. There's a different feel about this match now, a much closer affair. Dusan not a million miles away from a victory so he'll be keen to nip Ward's revival in the bud asap.

WARD 1-6 3-6 1-0 LAJOVIC. Ward has come from two down before when he memorably triumphed in this very competition. He's drawn a line in the sand and wants to start again here. A hold to 30 gets him off to a solid enough start to the third set and gives him that scoreboard advantage.

SET! - WARD 1-6 3-6 LAJOVIC. Serbia are two up and one set away from levelling the tie ahead of the doubles. Lajovic can see Ward is pumped up and at his most dangerous so far in this match, making it 30-30 with a delicious sliced drop shot. But the world number 81 keeps his cool and produce two superb forehands to take the set in style.

All smiles before the match... but only one of those three is still happy at this moment.

WARD 1-6 3-5 LAJOVIC. Emotion from Wardy as he roars in delight - or is it relief? The Brit hits back from 15-30 to make 40-30 but finds himself at that familiar barrier of deuce. This time he doesn't buckle and asks the serve out question of his opponent. Still just the one break separating them in this set... Can Ward strike and turn this match on its head?

WARD 1-6 2-5 LAJOVIC. Ward showing some signs of improvement but it's still not enough to dent Lajovic as the Serb comes through from 30-30 to outlast the Brit in a HQ exchange from the baseline. Ward now serving to stay in the set. Lajovic closing in on a two-set lead.

WARD 1-6 2-4 LAJOVIC. Better from Ward. He needs to rebuild his belief and for once claims a decent hold.

Could be worse... could be facing Djokovic...

WARD 1-6 1-4 LAJOVIC. No such trouble for Dusan who clinches another simple love hold in double-quick time.

WARD 1-6 1-3 LAJOVIC. Ward digs ever so deep to get himself on the board after an eight-game losing streak. The Brit saves three BPs on his way to another lengthy hold, though Lajovic will feel he should have made one count after hooking two second serves wide with the double break there for the taking.

WARD 1-6 0-3 LAJOVIC. The Serb's backhand down the line stuns the crowd... because he actually misses one. It gives Wardy a slither of hope at 0-30, but the door is soon slammed shut as Dusan rallies to snare four points on the spin and consolidate the second set break. The GB team on the sidelines are doing their best to keep Ward's spirits up, but it's proving too big an ask so far against a superior opponent.

BREAK! - WARD 1-6 0-2 LAJOVIC. The backhand down the line is absolutely destroying Ward. The Brit finds himself two BPs down once more and the Serb makes it count on the first with a pearl of a shot down his opponent's right flank. Easy street for Lajovic right now.