• Murray and
Salisbury lose 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 11-9 in decider• ‘It’s annoying, let’s be honest, to have to play at that time’Were Great
Britain to bounce back from defeat on the first day to win the inaugural ATP Cup they would emulate in one way at least the achievement of the
England football team, who lifted the 1966
World Cup without leaving Wembley.
While it would be a stretch to say Tim Henman’s squad would generate quite the same excitement as Alf Ramsey’s men did when Harold Wilson was prime minister, they certainly lucked out when drawn to play their Group C matches in Sydney. This is the venue for the Final Eight knockout stage and the final on 12 January, so travel hassles in the world’s sixth largest country will not be an issue if they reach the deciding Sunday.