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Murray is the No. 1 priority - Roddick

ESPN staff
March 26, 2010
Andy Roddick believes Andy Murray should be the LTA's No. 1 priority when it comes to the appointment of the next Davis Cup captain © Getty Images
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Andy Roddick believes Andy Murray should be a central figure in the appointment of the new Davis Cup captain.

Murray missed Britain's trip to Lithuania, which proved to be John Lloyd's final duty after the captain resigned following a humiliating defeat.

A number of high-profile names including Greg Rusedski and Tim Henman were linked with the vacancy, but Henman was quick to rule himself out of the running, while it was revealed that Rusedski would not be a popular choice with Murray.

And as Britain's top player, Murray should be happy with the choice of captain, says Roddick, who has not played in the Davis Cup since March last year.

"The most important thing for your team is to have your guy playing right now," Roddick told The Times. "If I'm the powers-that-be in your country, they need to have Murray playing and so he has to like the captain."

However, Roddick suggested that players should commit to the Davis Cup on an annual basis. He said: "I don't think you can select convenient ties because that's not fair on the team."

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