2005 Jan 20 - Bogdanovic on Davis Cup

Alex Bogdanovic has moved one step closer to becoming a regular player in the Great Britain Davis Cup team following the recent retirement of Tim Henman from Davis Cup tennis.

In theory, Greg Rusedski will now lead the British team - unless he decides to follow Tim and concentrate on the last few years of his singles career. This means at least one of the young guns - Alex Bogdanovic or Andrew Murray - will definitely be in the starting line-up to face Israel in March.

Alex said:

"The chance to play in the Davis Cup again definitely excites me.

"It's a great chance for the young guys to work hard and fight for the place, which can only be good for Britain.

"We're going to miss Tim a lot because his record in the Davis Cup is awesome, but we are determined to get things right.

"While Israel is a tough tie we also believe that it is definitely a winnable one."