MURRAY, TSONGA TO MISS DAVIS CUP TIE

LONDON: Britain will have to make do without world number one Andy Murray for their Davis Cup quarter-final in France after he was omitted on Tuesday from captain Leon Smith’s team due to injury.

Wimbledon champion Murray is still struggling with the elbow injury that forced him to miss the Miami Open. “Not having Andy in the side is obviously a big loss ...but most importantly we all wish him well for a speedy recovery back to full health and fitness,” Smith said.

France captain Yannick Noah also named his side on Tuesday which was notable for the absence of the country’s two highest-ranked players, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils.