James Ward destroyed as Serbia level GB Davis Cup tie

Updated 16/07/2016 at 17:22 GMT

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

Lajovic completes comprehensive win over Ward

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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Lajovic bt Ward 6-1 6-3 6-2: as it happened

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 watches James Ward play Dusan Lajovic

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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.