Miles Maclagan
Former British Davis Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

Edmund started out winning eight of the first nine points, three aces to start the tie – that sent a message to Lopez.

Lopez has certainly picked up his game and he won’t be as easy to break in the second set.

No mistake with that one. A roaring ace that skips up off the T.

Lovely stuff from Kyle Edmund. A superb start for Great Britain. They take the opening set in just 27 minutes...

The first drifts long as the Brit goes for the forehand from deep.

Two to go...

Smash!

Whipping overhead from Kyle Edmund as he takes a step back from the net.

Three set points.

Kyle Edmund sprints to 30-0 with a couple of bumper efforts of his own.

Lopez digs into his arsenal and pulls out a selection of meaty, leaping serves that wrong-foot Edmund as the Spaniard holds to love.

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Big game for Kyle Edmund, but he's got a couple of cracks at closing out this first set...

Thumping first serve from Kyle Edmund to wrap up another hold and move within one game of taking the opening set for Great Britain.

Loopy loosey. Feliciano Lopez tickles one long under little pressure. And another... he's not enjoying the back-court rallies. Kyle Edmund steadily going about his business.

Lopez is bouncing around now, meeting Edmund passing attempts and geeing up the crowd with clenched fists. 0-15.

How'd ya like that?!

Kyle Edmund eyes up the line and whips a forehand beyond the despairing outstretched arm of Feliciano Lopez.

The Spaniard eventually grinds to a hold.

Feliciano Lopez thunders into this service game and cranks up the volume on the Spanish brass band. The Spaniard soars to 40-0 before mistiming a pick up at the net.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Caja Mágica

There was only one stipulation, made by Andy Murray on Instagram earlier, on the free British tickets: those who bagged them had to make some noise.

The British Barmy Army are following that instruction to the letter, drowning out the subdued Spanish thanks to Edmund's strong start.

Miles Maclagan
Former British Davis Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

It’s a good hold from Edmund, you wonder if it does him a favour to have a tight game. Things were going along so perfectly but at some stage you are going to get challenged.

Nice, wide serve from Kyle Edmund to leave him with plenty of court to play with from Feliciano Lopez's short return. The Brit goes on the attack at advantage and punches Lopez beyond the baseline, landing a knockout blow with an unreturnable forehand. Important hold.

Good from Kyle Edmund, his fifth ace of the match.

He wriggles into the net but dices a volley just long. Deuce.

Feliciano Lopez is starting to pick up, he's softened the steam train-like start from Kyle Edmund somewhat. The Brit flicks one on to the tramline and, despite Lopez's challenge, it just kisses the chalk. 30-15.

Feliciano Lopez does hold to get Spain on the board, but it's Kyle Edmund and Great Britain who are still a break to the good.

Huge forehand winner from the left-handed Lopez from deep, and a fist bump in appreciation of his corner-cracking effort. But then a double fault.

40-15.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Caja Mágica

Well, that's quietened the home fans...

Kyle Edmund continues in the same free-hitting style which helped him beat Mikhail Kukushkin and Philipp Kohlschreiber.

Feliciano Lopez, who you will remember won the Queen's title, hasn't played in the singles this week. And it is showing.