London: Andy Murray kept Great Britain in the hunt for their first Davis Cup semi-final place in 34 years as he defeated France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to level the last eight tie at 1-1 on Friday.

Murray was under pressure to win the second singles rubber of the day on the grass courts of Queen’s Club in west London after Gilles Simon had given France the perfect start with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 rout of James Ward.