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  • Murray could have a hand in Davis Cup captain choice

    3/12/10 11:46 PM | Johan Lindahl
    Murray could have a hand in Davis Cup captain choice Great Britain's top player may have a say in the country's new Davis Cup captain.

    Andy Murray could be the hidden power behind any new British Davis Cup captain, with a pair of his former mentors said to be in the mix if John Lloyd gets the sack after the nation's loss last weekend to Lithuania in zonal play.

    Former player Greg Rusedski - born a Canadian but holding a British passport - has put his hand up for any potential opening, while Tim Henman has made it known he's not interested in taking over just a few years after retiring.

    Speculation in the British press indicates that Leon Smith, who coached Murray as a teenager, and Miles MacLagan, Murray's mate and current head of Team Murray, are under possible consideration.

    The Lawn Tennis Association is probing the Davis disaster after Britain took its fifth consecutive loss in the worldwide competition. All that will keep the Wimbledon host nation from falling into the lowest group would be a win over Turkey in July on grass in Britain.

    California-based Lloyd seems to feel in no danger of seeking new work, heading to this week's Masters 1000 at Indian Wells, where Murray is seeded fourth instead of racing to London for crisis talks.




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