Andy Murray beat Jack Draper in the Battle of the Brits to bring Scotland level with England after Dan Evans’ win

Andy Murray beat Jack Draper 6-2 1-6 12-10 to draw Scotland level at 1-1 with England in the Battle of Britain in Aberdeen.

In the team event, where the countries meet over two days, England took the lead earlier in the day when Dan Evans beat Aidan McHugh 6-4 6-2.

And with Murray 6-3 down in the deciding semi-final of the match, it looked as though England – under the watchful eye of team captain and football coach Ian Holloway – would go into Thursday with a 2-0 lead.

But Murray can always be relied upon to fight for every point and he dug out the win by clawing himself back into the lead and then firing a stunning forehand winner in the third game.

“The will to win, fighting for every point, chasing every ball, got a bit of luck at the end, can make some shots, a few of which went wide,” Murray said when asked how he had managed to survive. on the right side of the result.

“Unbelievable finish, I haven’t played many handicaps like this before.

“I hope so [I could go on for ever in tennis]unfortunately that won’t happen.

“I’ve put in a lot of hard work, it’s the hardest I’ve worked in a long time in the last couple of months.

“I have to keep going because it’s not perfect yet, but the signs are good.”

Murray also waxed lyrical about the opponent after Draper.

“I think he has the potential to be at the top of the game for a really, really long time,” the three-time major winner said.

– He loves tennis, he works very hard and there is a lot of positive in his future.

“I’m looking forward to what he does, but it’s very exciting for tennis in this country.”

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