‘It’s always special’ - Andy Murray named in Great Britain squad for Davis Cup group stage at Glasgow Arena
Andy Murray has been named in Great Britain’s four-man squad for the Davis Cup group stage, which takes place next month at the Glasgow Emirates Arena. The 35-year-old will be alongside British No.1 Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans and Joe Salisbury to make his first appearance in the competition since 2016.
Ad Murray has experienced a tumultuous 2022 after reaching the final at the ATP Stuttgart, but failed to get past the second round of Wimbledon following defeat to John Isner and succumbed to first-round exits in Washington and in Montreal. ATP CincinnatiOpinion: Murray must find form to avoid being blown away at US OpenYESTERDAY AT 20:36 The Davis Cup is known as the ‘World Cup of Tennis’ and will see Great Britain play at home for the first time in four years.
A total of 16 countries will battle it out for the trophy, and have been divided into four groups of four nations. Glasgow will host the Group D action, as the Brits face Kazakhstan, United States and the Netherlands between September 13 and 18.
Speaking about his inclusion in the squad, he told LTA Tennis: “It’s always special playing in a Davis Cup tie in front of a home crowd. “Some of the best moments of my career have come representing my country in the Davis Cup, so to be a part of the team again means a lot." 'Disgusting behaviour' — Kyrgios condemns fan after Medvedev row ‘Please don’t wake me up if I’m dreaming’ – Carreno Busta wins first ATP Masters event Norrie has usurped Murray as the British No.1 and made it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the first time ahead of a defeat to eventual champion Novak Djokovic.