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3/8/10 9:03 PM | Johan Lindahl
Britain's weekend Davis Cup humiliation against lowly Lithuania could mean a fast shake-up in the coaching ranks, with former player Greg Rusedski being tipped to replace disgraced John Lloyd.
The British - minus Andy Murray who was listening on the internet from California where he is preparing for this week's start of the Indian Wells Masters - were hammered by the tennis minnow which only beacme a nation less than two decades ago.
Canadian-born Rusedski was an avid Davis Cup participant along with rival Tim Henman in his playing days and currently is employed as a roving ambassador by the cash-rich Lawn Tennis Association.
Lithuanian beat the British with a team of teenagers, one only aged 15 and ranked outside the Top 500. The host nation for Wimbledon now face a relegation play-off against Turkey in July to avoid a crash into the lowest zonal tier of the worldwide.
Lloyd has already hinted that he might be due the chop after a run of losses in Davis Cup for one of the biggest-budget tennis nations in the world.
But officials are keeping a lid on any potential shakeup: "We've had no direct contact at all (with Rusedski)," LTA official Steve Martens told the BBC. "I think it would also be very disrespectful to a guy like John to do that when we haven't even finished the tie.
"Clearly we have to be swift and decisive. But it is very important that in the heat of the battle you don't do anything emotional."
Rusedski lost a US Open final and once stood fourth in the world, playing 20 ties for his adopted nation between 1995 and 2007.
"Grinning Greg" had a short-sharp response the weekend hammering: "Cannot believe we have lost to Lithuania in Davis Cup. Unbelievable" he said on his Twitter page.
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