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Henman`s take on junior Andrew Murray, who was named to the Davis Cup team, but may or may not play. Murray is experiencing back problems, which, according to his agent Sian Masterton at Octagon, are minor--perhaps related to a recent growth spurt. He retired in his first match in a Portugal Futures event this week, but that may have been a precaution. He is undoubtedly very excited about the possibility of playing in the tie with Israel, but I'm not as enthusiastic about the prospect as he and Henman are.

Although Murray won four Futures events in 2004, they were all on clay. And he lost 6-1 to John McEnroe in an exhibition late last year. McEnroe is 46 years old. Contrast that to Donald Young, who beat thirty-four-year-old Jim Courier in a recent exhibition, but has been administered two shellackings in recent first round ATP matches. If Donald Young were being considered to play second singles to Andy Roddick, it would smack of desperation. That it is unthinkable simply shows the respective states of tennis in the two countries.