Tim Henman to play Davis Cup next year?

It is possible that when Britain's Davis Cup captain, John Lloyd, makes his expected phone call to Tim Henman and tries to talk him into coming out of his two-year retirement from Davis Cup, his words might not fall on deaf ears.

"If I didn't want to keep the options open, I would have said that I've retired for good," Henman said in Bangkok, where he awaits his third meeting in two months with Andy Murray in the Thailand Open. "I've never said never, but I still feel comfortable with my decision. But who knows, that might change. I always want to keep the dialogue going, but we'll have to wait and see. The tie is a long way off.

John Lloyd is certainly under pressure to deliver results and with Andy Murray as the mainstay, he needs the experience and capabilities of Henman and Rusedski amongst others to try and attain the targets set him By Draper who wants to see Great Britain return to the top tier of Davis Cup action next year.

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