Andy Murray will play the role of cheerleader at Great Britains Davis Cup quarterfinal against Serbia this weekend.The Briton flew to Belgrade on Thursday morning on a private jet, with his absence for the tie formally confirmed when the draw was made at the Tasmajdan Stadium.The Wimbledon champion decided on Monday not to play in the quarterfinal on clay in Belgrade so soon after winning his third Grand Slam title and in the middle of a hectic summer schedule.I obviously would have loved to have played, Murray said. But it was going to be quite a tight turnaround and after chatting to my team I wasnt going to be able to do it. I am happy to be here and just try and help, but its tough not to want to hit some balls.I am not here to coach any of the guys, and Im not going to start telling anybody what to do. But if anyone wants to ask me anything I will try and help wherever I can and just support the team.Murray chatted with captain Leon Smith as singles players Kyle Edmund and James Ward hit with coaches Nick Weal and Colin Beecher as well as picking up balls and fetching water.He is gutted not to be playing, but it just came too soon, Smith said. He loves this team and he wants to help.In the absence of Murray from the team sheet, 21-year-old Edmund will face former top 10 player Janko Tipsarevic in the first rubber of the tie on Friday.Edmunds only previous Davis Cup experience came in last years final when he won the first two sets against Belgian No. 1 David Goffin before losing in five.Murray said: I am sure Kyle will be fine. Everyone deals with situations differently, but being number one player makes no difference.He has played in the Davis Cup final, thats tough, it was his first Davis Cup match and he handled it extremely well even though he didnt win the match. And he loves clay, he is very good on the clay courts. I would expect him to be nervous but to play well.Murray looked to be itching to get involved as he stood at the back of the court with tennis racket in hand, and he did take part in a couple of light-hearted volley drills.The Scot made the decision to miss his first tie in more than three years after consulting with his coaches Ivan Lendl and Jamie Delgado as well as Smith.Had he played, he would have had to move straight from grass onto clay and then immediately on to hard courts ahead of the Masters tournament in Toronto starting on July 25. After that comes the Olympics in Rio, where Murray will defend his singles title, and then the US Open.He said: I obviously would have loved to have played but it was going to be quite a tight turnaround and, after chatting to my team, I wasnt going to be able to do it. But I am happy to be here and just try and help, but its tough not to want to hit some balls.I am normally playing some of the matches but I am used to sitting at the side supporting during Davis Cup, so that will be all right, I just hope the guys can do it. Theyve got a good chance if they play well, but its going to be tough.Ward will play the second singles match against Dusan Lajovic, while Saturdays doubles rubber is set to pit Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot against Tipsarevic and Nenad Zimonjic before the reverse singles on Sunday.Andy Murray has had a restful few days since his glorious victory over Milos Raonic in the Wimbledon final last weekend and has enjoyed spending time with wife Kim and baby daughter Sophia.He said: I didnt really do much on Tuesday and Wednesday, just relaxed with my family, tried to recover from the last few months. It was nice to have a few days at home. I needed the rest.I had a great few weeks on the grass. 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BOSTON -- Hanley Ramirez had two three-run homers for six RBIs, David Ortiz added a homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 in interleague play on Friday night.Ramirezs performance seemingly shrugged off questions about his back pain that caused him to leave Thursdays game after a collision with New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez.It was the 20th multi-homer game for Ramirez and a much-needed victory for the Red Sox, who had lost four of five.?Boston scored four runs in each of the first two innings, ending a streak of 14 scoreless innings by the Diamondbacks starting pitchers.The Red Sox took advantage of some sloppy defensive play by Arizona, which committed two first-inning errors.Ortiz had three hits, including his 1,000th extra-base hit with Boston.It was all the run support needed for David Price (10-8), who struck out eight in eight innings to pick up the win.However, second baseman Dustin Pedroia left the game due to flu-like symptoms. Pedroia had reached on an error in the first inning and singled in the second, scoring in both frames as the Red Sox built an early 8-2 lead. He was removed from the game prior to the start of the third inning.Boston has seen several of its top hitters leave games with injury this week.Ortiz departed Wednesdays tilt after fouling a ball off his shin and Ramirez was an early exit on Thursday night following a collision in the field.Right fielder Mookie Betts also missed time when calf issues forced him out of Wednesdays game against the New York Yankees and caused him to miss the next conteest.dddddddddddd He returned the line up on Friday.Red Sox manager John Farrell indicated that there is a fluid build-up in Betts knee and that managing the pain will be a season-long exercise.As [the fluid] increases, were going to have to back off, if it does increase, Farrell said. All the imaging thats been done, its not because of structural damage or injury thats caused that, so were having to monitor closely.In other injury news, the Red Sox hope to have right-hander Steven Wright return to the rotation next week in Detroit, Farrell announced Friday.Wright was scratched from his scheduled start Thursday night against the New York Yankees because of shoulder pain.The All-Star knuckleballer jammed the shoulder diving into second base while pinch running Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, two days after he threw a three-hit shutout. Farrell said Wright threw from 90 feet Friday and has reported substantial improvement.The range of motion has improved, as I said over the last 24 hours, the strength, the symptoms have decreased, Farrell said. Hes not symptom-free, but still theres a marked improvement.Wright would need to get on the mound for a bullpen session by Monday, in all likelihood, in order to slot back in by Thursday, when the Sox are in Detroit. Clay Buchholz is filling Wrights spot and is the scheduled starter for Saturdays game against Arizona.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.? ' ' '
