'Pull your pants down': Murray's awkward mother-in-law moment

Andy Murray has opened up about an embarrassing moment he shared with his mother-in-law after complaining about a rash on his backside.

Murray had been laid low after January's Australian Open, where he suffered a shock loss to Mischa Zverev.

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Speaking after a straight-sets win over Malek Jaziri in the opening round of the Dubai Duty Free Championships on Wednesday, Murray said he was diagnosed with shingles by his mother-in-law, who persuaded him to show her his intimate rash over the dinner table.

He told a press conference: "I had a little bit of a rash from my bum round to my stomach.

Murray at the Australian Open. Image: Getty

"It wasn't terrible. Normally if you have a little bit of a rash and you scratch it it feels better. With that it was really, really painful.

"I didn't think much of it at the beginning, but it was actually my wife's mum (who diagnosed it).

"We were having dinner and I said 'this is really irritating me' and she was like 'pull your pants down and show me, it might be shingles' and I was like 'okay'.

"And then the next day I got the doctor and she was right."

Murray's wife Kim (R) cheers him on in Melbourne. Image: Getty

Murray's mother-in-law is Leonore Sears. He has been married to Kim Sears for nearly two years.

Murray raced past Malek Jaziri 6-4 6-2 in a tick over an hour and 20 minutes and will now face Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.

"I was a little bit uneasy, I've never hit with him or played against him before," Murray said. "It took a little bit of time to get used to his game.

"But I played better as the match went on. I don't feel sore anywhere, really. I felt like I moved good and the body felt good."

Murray, who was knocked out in the fourth round in Melbourne, had to work for 45 minutes to win the opening set but the Scot ran away with the second against the outclassed Jaziri.

with AFP