Andy Murray says it will take a team effort for Britain to beat Australia
Thursday 17 September 2015 17:45, UK
Andy Murray has rejected Leyton Hewitt’s claim that the pressure will be solely on his shoulders when Great Britain face Australia in the Davis Cup semi-finals in Glasgow.
The best-of-five tie opens with two singles matches on Friday, followed by a doubles match on Saturday and the reverse singles on Sunday.
World No 3 Murray will lead the British challenge and may compete on all three days as he looks to lift his team into the final against either Argentina or Belgium, but he insists it will take a collective effort to advance.
Murray said: "I wouldn't say it is all on me. We have got into this position by everyone in the team playing their part. I think there is pressure on everybody."
The Australian team is made up of Hewitt, Sam Groth, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Bernard Tomic, who returns to the team after being dropped in July for criticising Tennis Australia.
Hewitt, 34, plans retire after the Australian Open at the start of 2016 and Murray feels the Aussie team will be feeling added pressure to send the former Wimbledon and US Open champion out on a high.
"It is obviously Leyton's last chance to win the Davis Cup and he will be feeling the pressure as well," Murray said. "All of the players on their team will be feeling the same way.
"You have some young players that won't have played in an atmosphere like this before either.
"The pressure is on us as well because everyone views this as a good opportunity.
"We can point fingers at one another and say that there is pressure for certain individuals and none on the others, but they will be feeling the pressure as well and we will see who handles it better over the weekend."
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