Murray brothers set for Davis Cup doubles action
BySportsbeat
Updated 24/02/2015 at 12:46 GMT
Great Britain Davis Cup captain Leon Smith believes America are in for a rough ride after announcing his squad for next month's clash.
Great Britain will play their first World Group contest on home soil since 1999 when America arrive in Glasgow, action taking place between March 6-8.
And to mark the occasion Smith has called on his big guns with Andy Murray selected, the 2013 Wimbledon champion possibly set to line up against brother Jamie in the doubles too.
James Ward is in line to take the second singles spot behind Andy Murray, with Dom Inglot making up the team, while British number three Kyle Edmund will travel to Glasgow as the reserve player.
The US team are led by captain Jim Courier, with world number 20 John Isner set for the number one singles spot and Sam Querrey, Steve Johnson and Donald Young vying for a chance to strut their stuff.
But no matt who they face, Smith has every bit of confidence in his GB squad.
"We've been able to choose our strongest possible team, which is of course spearheaded by Andy Murray who is significantly ahead of where he was 12 months ago," said Smith.
"The tie will be a huge deal for him personally as he returns to play in Scotland for the first time since winning Wimbledon in 2013.
"In James Ward we have somebody who has already proven himself against the US Davis Cup team, and I'd back him again to put in another excellent performance after some consistent recent form has seen him on the verge of cracking the top 100 for the first time.
"I've selected our top two doubles players in Jamie and Dom, and again they've showed real consistency this year to earn their place in the team."
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