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From the Scotsman:
http://sport.scotsman.com/tennis.cfm?id=532242006

ANDY Murray will defy medical advice and take part in Great Britain's Davis Cup tie against Serbia and Montenegro at Braehead this weekend. The British No1, who has been suffering from a bacterial infection, will sit out today's singles, but will partner Greg Rusedski in tomorrow's doubles match in the three-day Euro-Africa Zone tie.

"The doctor's advice would be not to play because of what can happen with infections if you come back too quick," Murray said yesterday at the venue just outside Glasgow. "He told me if it was his son he would say not to play, but it was obviously my decision if I wanted to play."

Although he has recovered fully from an ankle knock, the 18-year-old Scot has only been able to practise over the past two days after spending much of the time since the weekend laid up in bed.

"I think if I played a long five-set singles match it could have been a problem, but by Saturday I'll have had four or five days of feeling better, and doubles is obviously not as physically draining," he explained.

"I feel ten times better than on Sunday and Monday, but I just felt I couldn't justify playing on Friday after taking five days off after [his last tournament in] Miami and then getting sick.

"I hit balls for the first time yesterday and felt OK afterwards, and I played for an hour today, but I didn't think it was right for me to play if I was not 100 per cent. I don't think anyone can be 100 per cent after having an illness and then only hitting for three hours before a Davis Cup match."

If Murray comes through the doubles all right, he can expect to play again in Sunday's reverse singles, presuming the tie is still alive then.

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Jeremy Bates: "I'm not going to get involved in what we're going to do on Sunday," Bates said yesterday. "We will have to see how Andy reacts to practising on Friday and playing on Saturday.

"The more involvement he can have the better it is for everybody, but I have to listen to what the doctors and Andy say. When you're dealing with any sort of illness you just have to monitor it day by day.

"To expect three days out of him is a little much, and it's a question of being sensible really. He is very keen to play and be involved and everyone wants him to be involved, but you can't rush something like that.

"I said all along I'm not prepared to put Andy in a situation where he is jeopardising his health. He is well on his way to recovering from a pretty serious infection and it's a question of letting that run its course."


Andy Murray: "Obviously I would have loved to have played [on Friday], but I still get the chance to play on Saturday," the Scot said. "I'm sure Arvind is going to play very well and it's great he gets another chance to play. Everyone loves to play Davis Cup and to play in Scotland would be great, but I'm still going to get my chance. I would rather not risk my health and be out for three months and just miss one day's play."

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