Broady 'proud' but 'gutted' after three-set defeatpublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2018
Alistair Bruce-Ball
BBC Radio 5 live in Marbella
I've just been speaking to Liam Broady after his straight-set defeat in the opening rubber against Albert Ramos.
He said: "I won't lie, I was pretty nervous at first to come out and see the passion from the fans and from the team, it really takes your breath away but once I settled down I felt fantastic and it was a massive source of strength and confidence to know that I had those guys behind me out there.
"I'm pleased I did myself proud and I fought to the end but I'm absolutely gutted I didn't win. The thing to remember is that these guys are only human. I know they've got fantastic records on the clay but they are beatable."