Brothers deliver a crucial doubles win to keep dream alive
Andy and Jamie Murray celebrate their four-set victory over Argentina in Glasgow yesterday.
It was a gamble that did not pay off, and Del Potro even hinted he may not play should the tie go to a deciding rubber on Sunday.
The odds are that will happen, with the first match pitting Andy Murray against world number 49 Guido Pella.
Murray is clearly fatigued but is confident he will have enough, saying: “I think so. Whether I win or not, I don’t know, but I can definitely guarantee I’ll give my best effort and hopefully I can.
“I’ll be tired and I have to accept that and deal with it and try to play the match on my terms if possible.”
Del Potro returned to the tour in February after three wrist operations and has been taking his comeback slowly, even choosing to miss the French Open.
He said: “Of course I didn’t expect to play eight hours in two days. It’s enough for myself at this moment of my comeback.
“This weekend I did a big effort and hopefully I can finish the week healthy. It would be a risk if I had to play a match like yesterday. If something happened to me in this situation, I would be really, really sad because I fought a lot to come back to tennis.
“I have to be smart because this is just the beginning. I want to play for more years, not just one more match.”
If Del Potro does not play, Argentina can call on either Federico Delbonis or Mayer, while Britain are likely to select Dan Evans ahead of Kyle Edmund, who was disappointing in defeat to Pella on Friday.