Andy Murray beats Donald Young in four sets

The British number one looked to be coasting to a straight sets victory, but he was forced to expend a little more energy after a couple of sloppy points saw his opponent break in the 10th game to take the third set.

A rejuvenated Young took the first game of the fourth, but from that point on Murray was back to his dominant best as he sped through the set to hand Britain a 1-0 advantage.

“It was pretty special [the noise],” said Murray.

“I was born here, so it's just very special and I'm glad I was able to play a good match and win.

“I think I played an extremely high level of tennis in the first two sets and wasn't able to keep it up. It was emotion at the start.”