Novak Djokovic has revealed he will not play for Serbia in their Davis Cup quarterfinal against Great Britain.
Speaking shortly after he was stunned by Sam Querrey in the third round of Wimbledon, Djokovic was asked how the shock defeat would impact his decision to face defending champions Great Britain in Belgrade's Tasmajdan Stadium from July 15-17.
He replied: "No, I'm not going to play."
Andy Murray, who won all three of Great Britain's points in November's Davis Cup final, confirmed he still plans to play in the tie.
"I also need to see how things go at the end of this event," he said after his third-round win over John Millman. "It has been a long few months for me already. I played more matches in these last few months in this period than I ever have in my career.
"I need to just assess how I'm feeling at the end of the event, and hopefully I can go a long way here. That's what my target is. Then hopefully I pull up fine from the grass season. But I'm not basing my decision on Novak. I want to play in the tie. If I'm physically fit, I'll be there."
Daniel Evans, whose Wimbledon run was ended in the third round by Roger Federer, could be an injury doubt for Great Britain and will have a scan on his left shoulder.
"It was pretty alarming it hurt so much," he told reporters, after losing in the men's doubles with Britain's Lloyd Glasspool on Saturday. "I landed funny and had a sharp pain in my neck and it's going to my collar bone. It really bothers me on the forehand.
"I just landed funny on my foot when I was returning. I jolted it and there's some sort of issue there now.
"I'll start practising again for Davis Cup on Thursday. I'll see what happens, see what the team selection is. I've never had something like this before. It's very sore. We'll see. I do need to get it checked."
Evans admitted the absence of Djokovic would be a big boost to Leon Smith's side. "Yeah obviously it is, but it's still a difficult tie nonetheless," he said.