Andy Murray confirms ATP Cup appearance with Team GB

Murray - who recently took part in Rafael Nadal’s Challenger Event - has also confirmed he will play in the Shanghai Masters next month.

The Scot had reservations about the ATP Cup which is a tournament that will be played at the start of 2020.

Featuring 24 countries, the group stages will be hosted in Brisbane, Perth and Sydney.

A four-day knockout knockout stage will follow with the quarter-finals taking place over two days, the semi-finals and then the final.

Reporter Mike Dickson tweeted: “Andy Murray has put aside any reservations he has about the ATP Cup and agreed to play, so GB will join 23 other nations in the £12.4million event in January.

“Likely to play the group stage in Perth.”

Murray's appearance at the ATP Cup has raised hope he could play at the Australian Open - the first major of the season - but the former world No 1 is worried about the proximity of the event.

Murray said: “I like it [the ATP Cup].

“I just don’t like the week that it’s in, never have done, and I just don’t like that there’s two team competitions six weeks apart either.

“It just doesn’t make sense.”