Stircrazy wrote:

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And he does it:

RR2/1:  GB (Andy Murray, WR 41) defeated SUI (Lendro Riedi, WR 152) by 6-7(7) 6-4 6-4 

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 Over 3 hours as well, tired legs. glad we dont need him for doubles! 

Stircrazy wrote:

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From the Beeb:

After three hours 10 minutes, Andy Murray gets the job done with a superb win, fighting back after losing the opening set on a tie-break.

What a performance from 21-year-old Leandro Riedi, the world number 152 on his Davis Cup debut, but he can't get the victory as Great Britain start with the win.

Once again, Great Britain call on Murray and once again he responds with a brilliant display of guts, desire and determination.

It was harder than anyone expected it to be, but GB win it.

Murray digs deep as Riedi earns standing ovation

Murray's visceral roar as he walks back into the middle of the court signifies - as if we didn't know - how deep he had to dig.  The 36-year-old Brit looks done in. He summons a bit more energy to high five each member of his team on the bench.

A standing ovation from the home crowd for Riedi also is an indicator of how well the 21-year-old Swiss debutant played.

'Gran, this one is for you'

Andy Murray becomes very emotional in his on-court interview after revealing today is his gran's funeral.

"I'm sorry to my family, I'm not able to be there. Gran, this one is for you," he says.  A hush falls among the Manchester crowd, who offer their support with a comforting round of applause.

Clearly a tough time for Murray, which makes his victory even more remarkable.  After sitting on the chair with his head under a towel for a few moments, Murray receives another consoling farewell.

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 Well hats off to Andy, had no idea about that - he was close to his grandparents I recall. 

JonH comes home wrote:

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Stircrazy wrote:

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From the Beeb:

After three hours 10 minutes, Andy Murray gets the job done with a superb win, fighting back after losing the opening set on a tie-break.

What a performance from 21-year-old Leandro Riedi, the world number 152 on his Davis Cup debut, but he can't get the victory as Great Britain start with the win.

Once again, Great Britain call on Murray and once again he responds with a brilliant display of guts, desire and determination.

It was harder than anyone expected it to be, but GB win it.

Murray digs deep as Riedi earns standing ovation

Murray's visceral roar as he walks back into the middle of the court signifies - as if we didn't know - how deep he had to dig.  The 36-year-old Brit looks done in. He summons a bit more energy to high five each member of his team on the bench.

A standing ovation from the home crowd for Riedi also is an indicator of how well the 21-year-old Swiss debutant played.

'Gran, this one is for you'

Andy Murray becomes very emotional in his on-court interview after revealing today is his gran's funeral.

"I'm sorry to my family, I'm not able to be there. Gran, this one is for you," he says.  A hush falls among the Manchester crowd, who offer their support with a comforting round of applause.

Clearly a tough time for Murray, which makes his victory even more remarkable.  After sitting on the chair with his head under a towel for a few moments, Murray receives another consoling farewell.

 

 

 

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 Well hats off to Andy, had no idea about that - he was close to his grandparents I recall. 

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Absolutely. That must have been really tough for him.

It was the funeral of Andy's paternal grandmother today. By horrible co-incidence he missed the funeral of his paternal grandfather back in 2016 when he played Del Potro in the Davis Cup in Glasgow. He lost narrowly on that occasion.