Murray says Britain faces years-long Davis Cup recovery

Sep 21, 2009, 8:03 GMT

Liverpool, England - Andy Murray, who risked an injury to no avail as Britain lost a Davis Cup European zonal tie at the weekend to Poland, said the nation got what it deserved on court.

'At last we are where we deserve to be,' said the Scot, who played three rubbers despite dealing with a wrist injury which he fears could be tendinitis.

'We are clearly are not good enough to play at this level of the competition and even with me playing we are struggling to win matches,' added Murray. 'We need to be honest about where we are and this could be the best thing to happen.

'Everybody that is involved - and I'm one of them - needs to be honest about how we are doing and that we need to get better.'

Murray says the timeline for developing more players will easily stretch from three to six years. He will nevertheless hope to play in what look to be losing causes in the future.

He will now concentrate on his own fitness, having his wrist thoroughly checked out. If a long layoff is required, it will affect his participation in the Tokyo and Shanghai events next month.

The 3-2 loss drops Britain to the third level of the worldwide team competition with little hopes of any players rising to the surface to eventually help out the frustrated world number three.