Authorities arrested suspects in Brussels charging some with conspiracy in the terrorist attacks in Paris. The arrests, and continued manhunt for other suspects in Belgium, raised security concerns ahead of the Davis Cup final.
Belgium will host Great Britain in the Davis Cup final staged in Ghent, Belgium November 27-29th. Ghent is about 31 miles from Brussels.
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British No. 1 Andy Murray concedes security is a concern, but says he's committed to competing.
Murray says playing the final—and continuing day-to-day routines—is vital to combat terrorist efforts to invoke fear in people.
"Well, I think everybody right now is concerned about things. But I do think the best thing that we can do is to live our normal lives, not change too much, because then the terrorists are the ones that are winning," Murray told the media in London. "We need to go out there and do what we always do and try not to change too much. That's all we can do. I don't want to live my life in fear each time I step on a tennis court. So that's what I'll do."
It will be a busy time for Murray, whose wife Kim is expecting the couple's first child.
"She has always been great about supporting me throughout my career but the next couple of weeks are going to be stressful, with a lot of big matches," Murray revealed in a column he wrote for the BBC. "That means getting to spend time together now is especially nice, because Kim's quite far along and we have something more important to talk about and distract us—or distract me—from the tennis."
Fatherhood may well impact Murray's training. He typically spends several weeks in the offseason training in Miami, but said he will likely spend more time trainining near home in London after the birth of the couple's first child.
"In the past, maybe even when I wasn't hitting balls I would head over to Miami early for a training block and train in the gym. In future I might use that week to stay at home, train at the gym here and head over when my tennis starts to pick up," Murray wrote.
"I'm sure there will be a few changes to the way I've always done things but that will be my priority from now on, ahead of tennis. It's an exciting time on and off the court at the moment and I'm looking forward to every bit of it."
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