Andy Murray has been called into Great Britain’s squad for the revamped Davis Cup in Madrid.

Murray won the European Open title in Antwerp against Stan Wawrinka on Sunday, his first ATP title since March 2017 – in just his sixth singles tournament since having a hip resurfacing operation in January.

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The Scot’s recall to the Davis Cup is his first since 2016, having helped Great Britain win the tournament back in 2015.

GB captain Leon Smith has named four of his five-man team, with Dan Evans, Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski included alongside fit-again Murray.

Smith, who will name the team’s fifth player in the coming weeks, said in a press release: “I’m delighted to name our first four players to represent GB for the Davis Cup Finals.

“Dan is playing some of the best tennis of his career and firmly deserves his place back inside the world’s Top 50.

“It’s been absolutely fantastic to see Andy back competing again, headlined by his incredible win in Antwerp yesterday.

“Jamie and Neal have been gaining much momentum as a team with impressive semi-final runs at Cincinnati, US Open, Beijing and Shanghai.

“We are in a good positions with improved strength and depth in our team and will be naming the fifth player in the next couple of weeks.

“We are looking forward to bringing our best tennis to the group phase.”

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The new-format Davis Cup will have a round-robin stage before the group winners and the next two top teams advance to the knockout stages.

The tournament takes place on the hard courts of La Caja Magica in Madrid from November 18-24.

The ties themselves will have two singles matches and one doubles, all of which will be best-of-three tie-break sets.

Great Britain are in Group E with Holland and Kazakhstan, who they face on November 20 and 21 respectively.

Source: TalkSport.com Tennis