Murray may stop playing Davis Cup

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Re: Murray may stop playing Davis Cup « Reply #20 on: September 16, 2007, 02:10:40 PM »

Quote from: AL1874 on September 16, 2007, 11:47:14 AM

My original point was Andy has taken the LTA cash so if he withdraws from the Davis Cup what returns do they get.

He wants the money but not the obligations and is spinning it to suit with a lame excuse about picking up injuries.

But he is being hypocritical by tolerating the same risk of injury in other non atp ranking events when the price is right.

What is it that you don't get? Like banging my head off a brick wall.

Murray played that tournament as a tune up for the Davis Cup. He was not contradicting himself. If a Davis Cup match wasn't coming up he probably wouldn't have played in it (although he may have for match practice after his injury anyway). He needed the matches, though. If he risks injury when he has pulled out of the Davis Cup, you can moan all you want. When he is entering an event simply to get prepare for the Davis Cup, your entire argument just looks completely backwards.

I believe Federer and Nadal have avoided Davis Cup duty for the same reasons as Andy. Did they compete in the battle of the surfaces for the money? The tournament in which Murray competed is a tennis tournament, much more so than a half grass, half clay court. And Murray had legitimate reasons for competing, ones which James Blake did not have. Is every other player who competed also a money-grabber?

How do you know he wants the money without the obligations? I'm quite ceratin Andy didn't ask the LTA to fund him. And I'm equally certain that he wouldn't complain if it was withdrawn as a result of his not representing GB. Not that the Davis Cup is Andy's only value to the LTA. He raises the profile of British tennis. His success breeds interest. From interest more kids start playing, and the better the chance we have of unearthing a similarly talented youngster. So even if Andy withdraws from Davis Cup, their continued support of him is in Britain's best interests.

You presuppose so many things to aid your argument. Everything you have said is contradictory. He shouldn't risk injury at "Mickey Mouse" tournaments if he's not willing to risk injury at the Davis Cup. He *is* playing the Davis Cup, though, and playing in that "Mickey Mouse" tournament to prepare for it. Your argument is only valid once Murray stops playing in the Davis Cup. If at that point he is appearing in novelty competitions, snipe all you like. Until then stop going around in circles trying to support an argument that contradicts itself.

I can't say for sure, but this link states that the Aberdeen Cup was a success:

http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1016&id=1748202006


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Re: Murray may stop playing Davis Cup « Reply #21 on: September 16, 2007, 08:55:07 PM »

Quote from: Clydey on September 16, 2007, 02:10:40 PM

And I'm equally certain that he wouldn't complain if it was withdrawn as a result of his not representing GB.

I think he would, it's a lot of money and he's essentially spoilt now with having it all paid for when he's a multi-millionaire.


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Re: Murray may stop playing Davis Cup « Reply #23 on: September 16, 2007, 09:53:10 PM »

Quote from: Mark on September 16, 2007, 08:55:07 PM

I think he would, it's a lot of money and he's essentially spoilt now with having it all paid for when he's a multi-millionaire.

Yes, he is spoilt with having it all paid for, but it's hardly as if Murray can't afford to pay his own way. Put it this way, the LTA aren't just funding Andy Murray. They are funding many other players who are not particularly aiding GB's Davis Cup bid. The Davis Cup is small potatoes to them really. Their main interest is in bringing more youngsters through, and that's really where Murray is likely to help.

Murray wouldn't have cause to complain if his funding was cut or stopped altogether, but I imagine he would expect the other GB players to be treated the same way.


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Re: Murray may stop playing Davis Cup « Reply #24 on: September 17, 2007, 05:02:06 PM »

Murray has been practising outdoors on hard courts since his US Open exit, which could help if wet weather leads to the Davis Cup played at the National Tennis Centre.

The British number one said: "It would be really tough to beat Ljubicic if we had to move indoors.

"But I've been practising hard and trying to improve my net game a lot."

Murray had previously said that he may have to restrict his participation in order to protect himself after missing several months with a wrist problem.

"It's not that I don't want to play in the Davis Cup. I love it but I'm hurting myself playing it," said the Scot.

"There's no chance I'm going to play the week after Davis Cup, like I did last year, that was stupid.

"I don't think it's about playing for yourself, it's about doing what is right for your body. It's hard on you."

Murray added he is determined to force his way back into the world's top 10 after his return from injury. He is currently ranked 19th.

"I was in the top 10 in the world and number four in this year's ATP Tour Race when I hurt myself so it was hard," he stated.

"But next year I'll be trying to get myself back up there again."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/6996154.stm


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Re: Murray may stop playing Davis Cup « Reply #25 on: September 20, 2007, 10:56:31 AM »

Theres an interesting article in this months ACE magazine written by Mark Petchey about how he loved and hated Davis Cup, it was a good read.


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