Andy Murray has encouraged everyone in tennis to get behind the new Davis Cup format masterminded by Gerard Pique. The event begins at Caja Magica in Madrid on Monday.

Andy Murray, Kyle Edmund and Team GB were challenged to insert lines from the new Disney film, Frozen 2, into their answers at a Davis Cup press conference on Tuesday.

MIKE DICKSON IN MADRID: There are certain privileges that come with winning three Grand Slams and a Davis Cup for your country as Andy Murray is finding out this week.

Andy is playing in the Davis Cup for the first time since 2016 but is in the unusual position of being the singles number two, with Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund battling for the number one spot.

MIKE DICKSON IN MADRID: Andy Murray, heavy-legged and relying purely on his old fighting instincts, avoided a shock defeat on his return to Davis Cup tennis by the narrowest of margins.

MIKE DICKSON IN MADRID: From Andy Murray there was the unprecedented confession that he had let his high standards slip when it came to preparing for this Davis Cup finals week.

Andy Murray said he neglected to think about the feelings of those close to him and insisted his wife Kim, who he married in 2015 in Dunblane had been 'brilliant' through the ordeal.

Andy Murray, who was on court for just shy of three hours, looked physically spent at the end of the 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 and admitted after that he is not in the best shape and so it was logical to rest him on Thursday.

The 32-year-old was reduced to the role of anxious spectator after taking nearly three hours to defeat little-known Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in the opening group match.

The heart-warming image is believed to show the tennis ace with one of his two daughters. It features in a documentary that charts the Scotsman's two-year journey back from a major hip injury.

One of the key figures behind Andy Murray's remarkable comeback this year has admitted there can be no guarantees about his fitness in 2020.

Former world No 1 Andy Murray has revealed how he 'was pretty much done with tennis' as he struggled with the physical and mental pain of his serious injury.

The tennis star, who was just nine-years-old at the time of the shooting at the school in Dunblane near Stirling, Scotland, has told a documentary how he attended kids clubs with the killer.

Andy Murray still expects to play in Australia next month, despite abandoning plans to go through a two-week training block in Miami.

Sir Andy Murray's energy levels dropped during matches as he was playing video games until 3am before a tournament. He took his PlayStation to every match and it caused rows with a former coach.

Andy Murray showed his light-hearted side in sharing a video of one of his quirkier exercises as he stepped up his off-season preparations.

British junior tennis was celebrating an unusual Christmas success after a 12-year-old from Kent became the first GB youngster since Andy Murray to win a prestigious world title.

Andy Murray's hopes of an emotional return to the Australian Open next month have been crushed after he was forced to abandon plans to make the long journey to the southern hemisphere.

Tennis Australia issued a statement on Monday saying Japan's Kei Nishikori had withdrawn from the Australian Open next month as well as next week's new ATP Cup.

MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: Tim Henman got an abrupt introduction to the joys of team management and coaching immediately after touching down in Sydney.

MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: Tim Henman has admitted he always feared he would be unable to call upon Andy Murray for the ATP Cup after he learned of his bruised pelvic injury.

Juan Martin del Potro has become the latest high-profile casualty of the Australian Open after it was announced the Argentine has withdrawn from the first Grand Slam of 2020.

Andy Murray's mother Judy has faced backlash from her youngest son after she ruined her own Instagram joke by cropping the photo too closely.

The tennis star, who owns a £75,000 Jaguar I-Pace (pictured) has had plans approved for the building at his new countryside estate near Leatherhead, Surrey.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Andy Murray has issued a concerning update on his latest fitness struggles, stating that he was pulling out of his two scheduled tournament appearances.

There is no mention of Murray in the publicity for next month's Miami Open and sources have told Sportsmail that getting himself right for the grass courts in June is now a more realistic target.

Boris Becker has backed Andy Murray to return from his latest injury nightmare and reclaim his place at the top of his sport. Murray is suffering from a pelvic injury after recovering from serious hip surgery.

Murray is currently sidelined through injury, this time pelvic bruising that has kept him out of action since November, with no indication yet when he will be able to make his comeback.

Andy Murray has admitted his dream of returning to Wimbledon this year is in the balance after he suffered further complications from hip surgery.

The 32-year-old has recently returned to the court after being unable to hit for three months because of what was initially diagnosed as a mild bone bruise.

Any hopes Andy Murray had of making a comeback later this month could be dashed - although on this occasion it would be irrespective of concerns over his troublesome hip.

After winning in Antwerp in October, Murray suffered pelvic bruising a month later and is yet to play in 2020. But despite his problems, he divulged that he is back practicing on court.

Sir Andy Murray, 32, admitted being a father of three under five was 'exhausting.' The tennis star said looking after his kids at home in Surrey was full on but still said he cherished this moments.

Andy Murray will swap a tennis racket for a games controller when he takes part in a virtual Madrid Open later this month.

Tennis ace Andy Murray allowed his daughters to dress him up on Sunday in an effort to keep them entertained amid the coronavirus lockdown.

Andy Murray may have some work on his hands if he is to pass on his Scottish heritage to his children after they confused his tartan kilt for a skirt.

Andy Murray does not think getting the professional tennis circuit back up and running should be a priority any time soon.The men's ATP tour is suspended until July 13.

Andy Murray will go down as one of tennis' greats in the modern era and it appears his prowess in the sport also extends to the virtual realm.

It might not have the usual challenges presented by the clay courts but Andy Murray has proven he can be just as devastating behind a controller as well as a racket by winning the Virtual Madrid Open.

Talk of one unified tour has gathered pace in recent weeks when 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer posed the question on social media last month.

Andy Murray is taking the anti-ageing drug collagen in his battle to return to the top in tennis following hip surgery.

Andy Murray, 32, revealed he loves chocolate biscuits, 'particularly the Leibniz ones' and that at the French Open in 2017 his pain stopped him playing his best in the Mail's health quiz.

Andy Murray came up short when playing his first world top five opponent in well over two years, but was still heartened by the latest stage of his singles comeback.

INTERVIEW BY MIKE DICKSON: According to the player who knows him best, very few professional sportspeople could have emerged from what Andy went through over the last two years.

The couple, both 32, already have two daughters - Sophia, three, and two-year-old Edie. Their son is understood to have been born last week at a hospital in London, near their home in Surrey.

Andy Murray spent nearly two years after Wimbledon 2017 working his way back to full fitness due to a chronic hip injury as he slid from world No 1 to the triple figures on the world rankings.

Sir Andy, 32, stepped out with his wife Kim Sears, mother Judy and brother Jamie for the premiere of his Amazon documentary, which tells the tale of his extraordinary comeback from a hip operation.

Around 450 hours of footage was shot from a start point of January 2018, with the initial expectation of charting Andy Murray's comeback until Wimbledon in that summer.

Sir Andy Murray is used to being in the spotlight for his tennis. Now the Wimbledon champion has allowed fans a rare glimpse of his family life.

Even before he suffered what he termed a 'setback' to keep him out of next month's Australian Open, the 32-year-old Scot had hinted his participation on clay this year might be strictly limited.