Andy Murray brought Great Britain level at 1-1 against Belgium in the Davis Cup final with a straight-set victory over Ruben Bemelmans in Ghent.
The world number two won 6-3 6-2 7-5, after David Goffin had earlier come from two sets down to beat debutant Kyle Edmund 3-6 1-6 6-2 6-1 6-0.
Andy and Jamie Murray are set to team up in the doubles on Saturday, before the reverse singles on Sunday.
Britain are trying to win the team title for the first time since 1936.
The best-of-five tie takes place over three days at the Flanders Expo, with around 1,300 travelling fans among 13,000 in the arena, and security tight following the recent high state of alert in Belgian capital Brussels.