Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has wept after revealing he missed his grandmother’s funeral to play in the Davis Cup Finals.
Murray then returned to his bench and wept under his towel as he was applauded by the Manchester spectators.
Stan Wawrinka defeated Cameron Norrie 7-5, 6-4 to level the tie, but Dan Evans and Neal Skupski beat Wawrinka and Dominic Stricker 6-3, 6-3 in their doubles match to seal Britain’s win in Group B. Australia and France have one win and one loss each, while the Swiss are winless. The top two in each of the four groups advance.
Laslo Djere had earlier won his match in Valencia, while Nikola Cacic and Miomir Kecmanovic won the doubles to give Serbia a 3-0 win and set up a showdown with the Czech Republic to see who tops the group. Both countries are through with two wins each.
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