Murray to do further medical tests

Andy Murray will undergo further medical tests on Thursday to establish the extent of his viral complaint.

The 21-year-old world number 4 was forced to withdraw from Great Britain’s Davis Cup tie against Ukraine in Glasgow and is still unable to train.

It is unclear whether the Scot will feature in the tennis season’s first Masters series event which begins in Indian Wells, California, next week.

Murray fell ill at the Dubai Open, having reached the quarter-finals and being forced to abandon.

Murray’s absence could open the Davis Cup door for compatriot Colin Fleming, who travelled to Glasgow as back-up.

“It’s disappointing not to have Andy here – he’s our number one player,” said the 24-year-old, who will find out on Thursday if he has made the team.

“But there’s a great group of guys here. All are capable of doing a job and we all realise it’s a great chance for us.”

The Broxburn-born doubles specialist only returned to the game six months ago after quitting in 2006 to complete a first-class honours degree in economics and finance.

Explaining his decision to return to tennis, he said: “It’s a short career so I couldn’t hang about and I wanted to get back on it and give it everything I’ve got.

“It’s gone well for me since coming back and to be involved here is a nice little reward for a lot of hard work since starting again.”

Fleming is already back up to 289 in the world and is out to better the career-high 184 he achieved in 2006.

“Things like the Davis Cup are the reason why I’m back on the court playing,” he added.

“To be involved in this tie is obviously a great opportunity.

“Whether I thought I’d be involved in this one, probably not judging by my rankings.

“But we had the play-off last week and that gave me the opportunity to show what I can do and getting involved gives me another opportunity.”

Source: BBC Sport