Tim Henman 'not interested' in Davis Cup captaincy
Tim Henman retired in 2007
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Thursday, 11, Mar 2010 02:53
By Matthew Champion.
Tim Henman has distanced himself from speculation linking him to the captaincy of Britain's Davis Cup team after uncertainty over John Lloyd's position.
Last week Lloyd presided over Team GB's fifth straight defeat - to Lithuania - meaning the team faces the ignominy of falling to the lowest rung in the competition unless they win their next playoff.
But Henman, 35, said it "doesn't feel like the right time" for him to return to tennis in a full-time role.
"Maybe in three years or in 13 years, sometime in the future, I might be interested in being the Davis Cup captain," he told the Daily Telegraph.
"But it doesn't feel like the right time. I'm enjoying my family and my golf - and not having any structure in my life."
Henman, the former longtime British number one who reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon four times, as well as the US Open and French Open semis in 2004, added: "For 28 of the first 33 years of my life tennis was what I did. I wouldn't change that and I'm sure at some stage I'm going to get more involved and give back to British tennis.
"But at the moment I would not want the commitment or the responsibility of being Davis Cup captain."