British number one Andy Murray has beaten Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets to level the Davis Cup quarter-final against France at one point each.
Murray's victory at Queen's Club comes after James Ward fell to Gilles Simon in the opening match earlier today.
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Murray and Tsonga, the world numbers three and 12 respectively, both started confidently on serve and neither offered up a break point in the first nine games.
Tsonga had to save a set point on his serve when 5-4 down and then was broken by Murray in the last game before the tie-break as the Scot grabbed his chance to prevent the breaker.
Murray could not maintain his momentum at the start of the second set as Tsonga broke instantly to move 2-0 in front.
Murray broke back in the sixth game and this time a tie-break would be required to separate the pair, in which they traded set points before Murray came through 12-10 to move two sets in front.
Losing the tie-break appeared to take the wind out of Tsonga's sails as Murray cruised to victory 6-2 in the third.
Pascal Lemesre
