Rusedski calls on reserves

Greg Rusedski summoned enough spirit from the wreckage of his injury-ravaged summer to leave Great Britain on the brink of victory in their Davis Cup relegation play-off with Ukraine in Odessa.

Rusedski stretched his ailing limbs to the limit to recover from match-point down and see off his opponent Sergiy Stakhovsky 1-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 9-7 in a gruelling battle lasting almost four hours.