Murray will be in action for Great Britain in the Davis Cup final against Belgium this week, but the side’s former captain cast cast doubt on his contribution to the game overall.
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The team instead stayed together in London for a day of practice on clay, with all members understood to be happy to travel to Belgium on Monday.
“The safety of everyone in the British contingent, including our players and fans, remains our number one priority”, it added.
The global Tennis Federation (ITF) expects next week’s Davis Cup final to go ahead as planned despite raised threat levels in Belgium following the terror attacks in Paris.
Those concerns saw Anderlecht’s Pro League clash at Lokeren postponed on Saturday due to police being needed in the capital, but the ITF remains confident their showpiece event will not be disrupted.
However, there must be a few concern that fans may be put off travelling by the latest Foreign Office advice on Belgium, which advises British nationals to “avoid places where there is a high concentration of people, particularly in the Brussels region”. The final starts on Friday and continues till Sunday.
The final is scheduled for November 27-29 at Ghent, which is 35 miles away from Brussels.
Global Tennis Federation president David Hagerty revealed on Saturday evening that he was ‘greatly concerned’ about the terror-alert risk being increased to its highest level in the country, which has already forced the postponement of certain other sporting events.
The security situation in Brussels is expected to review on later on Sunday.
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Last September’s World Group play-off between Ukraine and Belgium was moved to the neutral venue of Tallinn, in Estonia, because of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
