( CNN ) -- Andy Murray fought off the tears to claim victory in the final of the Brisbane International following the news that one of his best friends has been diagnosed with a form of cancer . British tennis player Ross Hutchins , 27 , is a former doubles partner of Murray 's as well as a Davis Cup teammate . Murray , who overcame Bulgaria 's Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 6-4 , dedicated his victory to Hutchins while holding back the tears , saying : `` I 'd like to dedicate this victory to one of my best friends . He 's back home watching -- you 're going to get through it . '' Hutchins has been diagnosed with Hodgkin 's lymphoma , a cancer of the white blood cell found in the lymphatic system , which is a network of vessels and glands spread throughout the body . The most common symptom of Hodgkin 's lymphoma is a painless swelling in a lymph node , normally in the neck , armpit or groin . Hutchins wrote on Twitter : `` Happy New Year to all ! Unfortunately I will be away from tennis for a while as I was recently diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma . `` I am doing well , very positive with excellent medical support , friends and family around me . Looking forward to being back on the court soon ! '' In a statement on the Lawn Tennis Association website , Hutchins explained further . `` Over the Christmas period I was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma . `` This came as a shock but I am ready to move forward with the necessary treatment . `` I have the best medical support at Royal Marsden and very close family and friends supporting me . `` I look forward to getting over this hurdle and getting back to the ATP Tour and full steam ahead with my tennis career . '' Murray overcomes heat factor . Murray 's victory , in which he came from 4-1 down in the opening set , enabled him to claim the 25th ATP title of his career . The British number one needed 87 minutes to see off Dimitrov and said he was impress by the standard of tennis on show . `` I thought the standard of tennis was good today , '' Murray said told reporters . `` There were a lot of high-quality rallies and I had to change a few things . He started the match off very well and was extremely aggressive . `` I needed to change things around a little bit and I managed to start dictating a lot of points and use my forehand well . So my ground strokes worked well today . '' Serena off to a flyer in 2013 . Elsewhere , world number eight Petra Kvitova suffered a setback to her Australian Open preparations after going down 6-1 6-1 to Dominkia Cibulkova at the Sydney International . Kvitova , who was also knocked out early on at Brisbane by Russia 's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova , admits she 's suffering from a lack of confidence . `` I played really badly and I wish I knew what I could say but I do n't know , '' Kvitova told reporters . `` I 'm not feeling very well right now , in my confidence , but I 'm always looking forward to playing grand slams and I hope everything will be better there than here . '' Denmark 's Caroline Wozniacki eased past Urszula Radwanska 6-1 6-2 , while there were also wins for Russia duo Maria Kirilenko and Ekaterina Makarova .
Andy Murray wins Brisbane International following victory over Grigor Dimitrov . U.S. Open champion dedicates victory to friend and former doubles partner Ross Hutchins . British tennis player Hutchins , 27 , has been diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma . Petra Kvitova crashes out of Sydney International .