THAT ONE'S FOR YOU GRAN

Andy misses funeral to win vital tie for Britain

- TED TRACEY

AN emotional Andy Murray broke down in tears at the end of an epic Davis Cup win over Swiss debutant Leandro Riedi after revealing he was missing his grandmother's funeral to play.

Murray needed all his nous to grind out a 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-4 victory in three hours and 10 minutes at Manchester's AO Arena, giving Great Britain a 1-0 lead over Switzerland.

At the end of what had been a light-hearted on-court interview, the Scot choked up, revealing the added significance of his victory.

"It's a tough day for me, it's my gran's funeral today," he said. "I'm sorry to my family that I'm not able to be there but gran, this one's for you." Murray then returned to his bench where he sat sobbing into his towel.

It made his efforts in coming through another long and tense battle even more impressive.