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Andy Murray broke down in tears after winning his Davis Cup match on Friday evening as he revealed he was forced to miss his gran\u2019s funeral in order to play in the tournament.<\/p>\n
Despite leading in the first set, the Scot lost a tie-breaker against Switzerland youngster Leandro Riedi and had to fight back to claim a stubborn 6-7 (7-9) 6-4 6-4 victory.<\/p>\n
Murray looked emotional in the match, especially after losing the first set, and revealed afterwards that he had missed his grandmother Ellen\u2019s funeral which took place on the same day.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the court after his win, a clearly upset Murray said: \u2018Today is a tough day for me, it\u2019s actually my\u2026 sorry. It\u2019s my gran\u2019s funeral today\u2026 sorry.<\/p>\n
\u2018And yeah, I\u2019m sorry to my family that I\u2019m not able. Sorry. That I\u2019m not able to be there. But gran, that one\u2019s for you.\u2019<\/p>\n
He added: \u2018I spoke to my dad about it and he said, \u201cShe\u2019d want you to play\u201d. He said, \u201cMake sure you win\u201d so I did.\u2019<\/p>\n
Murray choked up several times during his post-match interview as the crowd at Manchester\u2019s AO Arena cheered and applauded him, before returning to his chair and covering his head in his towel.<\/p>\n
The veteran had to come through a very tough test against the 21-year-old Riedi to set Great Britain on their way in their match-up, though Cam Norrie was later beaten by three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka.<\/p>\n