Briton Andy Murray (41st player in the world) gave his team the first point against Switzerland on Friday, before revealing that he had missed his grandmother’s funeral to play. “Today is a difficult day for me, it’s the day of my grandmother’s funeral,” said Murray, visibly very emotional, after his stunning 6-7 (7/9), 6- 4, 6-4 against Leandro Riedi (152nd) at the Manchester Arena.
“I’m sorry to my family that I couldn’t be there. Grandma, this one is for you,” he added, before returning to his seat on his bench and collapsing into his towel in tears. Murray, 36, has lost only three of his last 35 singles matches in the competition, but he had to work hard to prevail against Riedi, 21, after a 3 hour 10 minute fight. min.
The British, who therefore lead 1-0 against the Swiss, will be the next opponents of Sébastien Grosjean’s Blues on Sunday.
