Andy Murray revealed that he missed his grandmothers funeral to play in Great Britains Davis Cup tie against Switzerland on Friday; Murray came through an epic three-set encounter against Leandro Riedi to give the hosts a 1-0 lead
Having seen his gamble to play debutant Jack Draper and Dan Evans handsomely pay off in Wednesday's victory over Australia, captain Leon Smith made use of his options by naming Murray and Cameron Norrie as his singles players here.
After negotiating an 11-minute first game, the Scot broke serve immediately and had a chance to open up a 4-0 lead. The young Swiss, who had never previously beaten a top-50 player, had his tail up and Murray kicked his bag in frustration after failing to break in the third game of the second set.
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