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Michael Downey has only spent a month in his new job, chief executive of Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association, but he is already preaching a familiar mantra; that the success of Andy Murray will boost grass roots tennis in the United Kingdom.
Andy Murray has never been a fan of anybody who makes ludicrous remarks simply for effect. In fact he downright treats them with total derision and so when he insists Britain’s Davis Cup team have now set their sights on winning the trophy for the first time since 1936, it’s time to take notice.
From a British perspective, the captaincy of Jim Courier in the United States’ humiliating home Davis Cup defeat at the hands of Andy Murray and the rest of the British team, left a lot to be desired.
Despite a brave effort from Sam Querrey, No. 6 Andy Murray clinched Great Britain’s first Davis Cup Quarterfinals appearance since 1986 on Sunday, beating the 49th-ranked American, 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-3, on red clay at Petco Park in San Diego.
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The United States’ Bob and Mike Bryan gave their country a chance at an historic Davis Cup rally by beating Great Britain’s Colin Fleming and Dominic Inglot, 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, in Saturday’s doubles match on red clay at Petco Park.
Great Britain’s James Ward put history firmly on his country’s side Friday by defeating the United States’ Sam Querrey, 1-6, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, in the day’s second singles match, vaulting Great Britain to a 2-0 advantage over the U.S. in the Davis Cup First Round tie at San Diego’s Petco Park.
Alexandr Dolgopolov and James Ward have both been awarded wild cards into the main draw of the Aegon Championships
The British team under Leon Smith recovered from a 2-0 deficit after the first day of competition for the first time in 83 years
With Murray following the current trend of many leading players and making himself unavailable, James Ward and Jamie Baker, will contest the singles rubbers against Russia
Without Murray the prospects for the British team are not good, though they do have the home advantage with the tie being held in the Ricoh Arena in Coventry
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