Meanwhile, terror threats affecting Brussels, capital of Belgium, is under the country’s highest security alert.
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“The moment a recommendation comes in from our government that we should consider to cancel the event – that will change everything”.
“The ITF and Royal Belgian Tennis Federation (RBTF), in consultation with the relevant officials and our risk assessment and security advisers, are closely monitoring the situation in Belgium and specifically in Ghent”, an ITF statement read. “We have been following what has been going on and we have discussed it”, she said, in an interview with the Belgian magazine La Derniere Heure that was published at the weekend.
“We are having lots of meetings with different institutions and their security experts – more than daily”, he added.
The final is in Ghent, but that city is just 55 kilometres (35 miles) away from Brussels which remained on maximum security alert for a third day amid fears of further violence.
The worldwide Tennis Federation said preparations for the Davis Cup were continuing, “with the emphasis on security operations”.
Many supporters are also due to travel out to the match against Belgium, in which Leon Smith’s side are aiming to deliver Britain’s first Davis Cup title since 1936.
Murray heads to Ghent after two defeats at the ATP World Tour Finals in London last week.
Djokovic’s 6-3 6-4 victory over Roger Federer made him the first man ever to win the season-ending tournament four times in a row and left one of his biggest rivals where they have all been this year, trailing helplessly in his wake.
The 41-year-old recalled his own worrying Davis Cup journey, saying: “I was on the way to play in Davis Cup on September 11”. I was going to take the three girls, I was going to go with my family.
With interest in tennis at an all-time high Judy Murray, mother of Davis Cup heroes Andy and Jamie, is determined to capitalise on the sports growing profile.
“It’s obvious there’s been so much going on there in the last few days, so I’m sure they will be relying on a lot of information from outside sources”, he continued.
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One person who will not be attending the final is Tim Henman, who had planned to travel to Ghent with his wife and three daughters.
