That’s the view of those close to the Great Britain camp, where the 20-year-old is now practicing ahead of the final against Belgium in Ghent, which begins on Friday.
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With tight security restrictions – focused on public transport and areas where crowds are likely to gather – still in place in Belgium, the Daily Telegraph reports that the British squad may take a private jet to Ghent in order to avoid any queues.
Belgian prime minister Charles Michel announced the level of alert in the Brussels area would stay at category four after it was raised on Saturday because of a “serious and imminent” threat of attack. “But if you ask me, I think Andy Murray is doing all right”.
“I think we as a team have a lot of confidence in the organisation”.
It was obviously a bit concerning a few days ago. Everything seems fine in Ghent. My job here is to try to win the tie, give my best effort – like me and, I believe, all of the team have the last five years.
The man in charge of the recovery since Vilnius is the team captain, Leon Smith, who was Andy Murray’s coach for part of his teenage years. I think it s a really nice city.
The Paris terror attacks have prompted the cancellation of several sporting events, but Andy Murray has insisted that the events of recent days will not affect his preparations for the Davis Cup final in Belgium at the end of the month. “The doubles rubber is always key and we’ve always been spolit for choice, but in Jamie we have one of the best players in the world now, and that makes a big difference. Like I said, a lot of people are travelling through there”.
Obviously it has not been ideal for Andy because of the schedule which meant he had to compete on the courts in London and then pretty much go straight to Belgium to get used to the clay. I think we as a team have a lot of confidence in the organization.
Wins in two singles and one doubles rubber (with his brother Jamie) in each of the last two ties have seen the indefatigable Scot somehow haul his team to the final against Belgium in Ghent.
“And with all the stats, players are getting in 75 per cent first serves in – back in the day we just hit it hard and tried to get it in – a bit like a bull in a china shop”.
Tim Henman has defended Andy Murray amid criticism from former Davis Cup captain David Lloyd, who claimed the world number two does not give enough back to British tennis.
“I don’t have to worry about what he is going to do on the court and how he is going to perform because he has been in those situations, real high pressure matches for the biggest prizes in tennis so I am not worrying about him choking the match or being unable to play because he has been in that situation so many times”.
They arrived a day late on Monday, because of security concerns, on two private jets but there has been nothing but old-fashioned graft since. “You know it’s there but you’re not really listening”.
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At the time Murray responded by suggesting Lloyd was stuck in a time warp and added: “He’s entitled to whatever his opinion is, but I think he should stick to what he does best and that’s building leisure clubs”.
