Andy Murray is hoping a home crowd will help him give Great Britain a lead in this weekend’s Davis Cup semi-final at the Emirates, but otherwise it is business as usual for the Glasgow-born world number two.

The 29-year-old has had a week to recover from his shock US Open exit at the hands of Japan’s Kei Nishikori and has regrouped in a bid to make one more big effort in what has already been a momentous year that has seen him reclaim the Wimbledon title and successfully defend his Olympic title.

However he can also draw on the experience of previous ties in Glasgow to know that he can expect to be lifted by the atmosphere.

“I took a few days off after New York then came here and we’ve been practising since Sunday. I get a little break after we finish here so one more big push this weekend,” he said.

“It always gives an advantage to have the crowd behind you.

“That’s one of the things we enjoy about Davis Cup, you don’t get to play in those sorts of atmospheres the rest of the year, but I also don’t mind playing away from home, that’s fine as well.

“Everyone deals with those circumstances differently and I’ve played well in the Davis Cup at home and away. I do think the intense atmosphere does give you a lift and hopefully I can use it to my advantage this weekend.”

Both captains were keeping their cards close to their chest ahead of the eve of tie revelation of the order of play with Britain’s Leon Smith claiming he has not decided upon his combinations with Kyle Edmund and Dan Evans both having produced fine form at the US Open, while Argentinian counterpart Daniel Orsanic said he has made his mind up but was obviously not going to announce it in advance.

Both had tough decisions to make, Orsanic having to choose between his two highest ranked players, world number 41 Federico Delbonis and number 49 Guido Pella because their top player Juan-Martin del Potro, the former US Open champion and world number four, has roared back to form in recent months.

Whereas the Brits came through their quarter-final in Serbia without Andy Murray, Edmund taking the lead role, winning both his singles matches, the Argentinians have to work out how to find a way of preventing the world’s second best player from picking up the three points in singles and doubles that would see his team home.

While he has had other major targets this season, the Grand Slams and the Olympics are now out of the way and Murray seems ready to focus fully on the Davis Cup defence.

“At the end of last year Davis Cup for all of us was a priority,” he observed.

“I don’t think at the beginning of the year we expected to win the event but as the year went on and you get closer and closer you want to make the most of the opportunity. So we want to try to do it again this year if possible.

“It’s going to be hard and I want to try to win all of the events I play in, but some goals are bigger than others, some things if you achieve them feel better than others and some losses that you have hurt more than others. That’s just how it is.

“Sometimes you can’t always decide that yourself. You can’t always know how you’ll feel inside until a loss happens or a win happens, but these next few months I want to try to finish the year as strong as possible. It’s been the best year of my career so far and hopefully I can keep it going.”