Murray may quit Davis Cup
Tuesday, 01 Jan 2008 12:03
Great Britain will hope Andy Murray plays Davis Cup for many more years
British number one Andy Murray has revealed that he may quit playing in the Davis Cup to concentrate on his singles career.
Murray, who plays in the Qatar Open today against Belgium's Olivier Rochus, says that his hectic travelling schedule could make it difficult for him to continue representing his country.
Great Britain travel to Argentina in February for a Davis Cup tie, and though Murray has made himself available for the tie, he thinks it will be harder for him to travel all around the world for Davis Cup matches in the future.
"The Argentina match is a tough tie but I'm doing my best to make sure that I can schedule my tournaments around it so that I can play," said Murray
"If there was a home tie straight after the Australian Open it wouldn't make sense for me to miss the tie.
"It's a pretty easy option just to play in Britain but, when it's an away tie, the last thing I want to be is on the tour and travelling here and there all over the place."
Murray has become the only notable singles player Great Britain have after the retirement of Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski. And worryingly for Great Britain, the world number 11 refused to say how long he would play Davis Cup tennis.
"I don't know exactly how long I will continue playing Davis Cup," said the Scotsman. "I'm not going to just say I'm going to retire from it when I'm 21."
Murray won both his singles matches against Croatia in September to lead Great Britain back into the world group.