ANDY MURRAY has hit back at John Lloyd following the ex-Davis Cup captain’s criticism of him for missing the clash in Lithuania.
The British number one chose to sit out the tie which saw Britain relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
The Lawn Tennis Association appeared to accept it would be better for Murray to concentrate on his singles career until his teammates proved they could offer him meaningful support at a higher level.
But Lloyd, who gave up the captaincy last week following five successive losses, disagreed.
Lloyd said: “Call me old-fashioned, but when is it a convenience, and not a privilege, to play for your country?”
Murray, though, feels Lloyd is singling him out when many other top players do not routinely play Davis Cup.
Murray said: “I think there needs to be a bit of perspective there that it’s not just me missing the Davis Cup tie. There are some guys that play very, very few matches that are a lot better players than me.”
