Japan provide the opposition in Birmingham this weekend,when distinguished Britain will set approximately defending the trophy they won so gloriously in Ghent last yearKyle Edmund cut short his practice in Birmingham on Wednesday, leaving the court with what he described as no more than “a back niggle”, and although his reassurance that he would be fit for distinguished Britain’s Davis Cup tie against Japan this weekend did not come across as a full‑throated battle cry.whether Edmund does not do it to the starting line for the opening singles alongside Andy Murray on Friday,Dan Evans, desperate to play in his domestic city, and would knock over a few chairs and tables to get on court in the team’s first match since winning the final against Belgium in Ghent last November.
Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com