"Today is a tough day for me, it's my Gran's funeral today," an emotional Murray said after his epic 6-7 , 6-4, 6-4, win over Leandro Riedi at the Manchester Arena.Murray then returned to his bench where he sat sobbing into his towel.
The 36-year-old had only lost three of his previous 35 singles matches in the competition but needed every ounce of skill and competitiveness to see his way past 21-year-old Riedi, who was making his Davis Cup debut. Riedi took the first set on a tie-break before the former world number one clawed his way back to win after three hours and 10 minutes on court."He was returning, it was ridiculous the shots he was pulling off. He made it really tough for me but I just kept fighting and tried to stay focused and managed to turn it around."Cameron Norrie can seal the tie if he beats Stan Wawrinka in the second singles match. If not it will be decided by the doubles.