Leon Smith up for Davis Cup challenge
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New man at the helm: Leon Smith
13 April 2012
Leon Smith was today handed the thankless task of captaining Britain's Davis Cup team.
Andy Murray's former coach takes over a squad, who suffered a humiliating defeat to Lithuania last month and will drop into the fourth tier of the competition if they lose to Turkey in July.
"This is a huge honour and an irresistible challenge for me," said Smith. "I know the players, and I know that together we can get Britain back to winning ways in the Davis Cup."
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