Andy Murray misses his grandmother’s funeral because Davis Cup 2023 match
Murray gave Great Britain a winning start against Switzerland by edging past Leandro Riedi 6-7 (7-9) 6-4 6-4.
Overcome with emotion, Murray said: "I'm sorry to my family I'm not able to be there. Gran, this one is for you.
"I spoke to my dad about it and he said 'she'd want you to play'. He said 'make sure you win' - so I did."
Murray sat on his chair, with his head under his towel, before receiving another consoling round of applause from the crowd at Manchester's AO Arena.
It came after the three-time Grand Slam champion showed his quality and experience to come through a tough test against 21-year-old Riedi, who was making his Davis Cup debut.
"It's incredible to get through that one - it easily could have gone the other way," said Murray, who helped Britain win the Davis Cup in 2015.
"It was ridiculous the shots he was pulling off, some amazing returning."
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