A tearful Andy Murray recorded his third straight-sets victory in the Davis Cup tie against Luxembourg to send Great Britain into a promotion decider.
Murray defeated the Luxembourg No1, Gilles Muller, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 to put the hosts into an unassailable 3-1 lead at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow.
The British No1, who was again watched by a large contingent of family and friends from his home town of Dunblane, broke down in tears as he was interviewed on court after the match.
When asked how much it meant to win in front of a Scottish crowd, Murray said: “I don’t get the chance to come back here very often, so…”
The world No4 could not finish his sentence and wiped away tears before describing the crowd as “amazing”.
Murray put on an impressive show for his home crowd to set up a Europe/Africa Group II play-off against Belarus or Hungary, who were tied at 2-2 going into their final rubber.
The Great Britain captain, Leon Smith, will be desperate for his best player to make the tie, which comes in the week after the US Open in September, after he turned this contest on its head following James Ward’s opening defeat by Muller on Friday.
Murray followed his doubles win alongside his brother Jamie with another commanding victory, this time against a much higher standard of opponent, who is ranked 81 in the world.
Murray took more than twice as long as he did to beat the unranked Laurent Bram without losing a game on Friday, but he was in complete command against Muller over the one hour and 45 minutes.
The Scot lost just four points on his service, less than he did against Bram, and produced 14 aces.
