GLASGOW tennis fans will not get the chance to cheer on Andy Murray any time soon as the Davis Cup heads for Queen's Club.

The Emirates Arena in the city's east end was the venue for last month's world group tie against the USA, which Team GB won 3-1.

Over 7,000 spectators crammed into the arena on each of the three days to cheer on the home side led by Glaswegian team captain Leon Smith and built around former Wimbledon champion Murray.

There had been a hope that July's quarter-final against France could have come back to Glasgow, with Smith admitting his desire to see the event take place away from London, which already is heavily saturated with tour events.

However, the wish to play the tie on grass - Murray's preferred surface - won through with West Kensington's Queen's Club the winning venue to host the event on July 17-19.

"Queen's will be a perfect venue for our quarter-final match against France," said the newly-wed world No.3.

"I've been playing at Queen's for 10 years now so I feel very at home there as do the rest of the British team, so it's a great choice. Fingers crossed it's a memorable summer for British tennis."

Smith added: "Queen's Club will be a unique and special venue for this quarter-final tie against a very strong French team.

"Our British team have all had very good results as individuals at Queen's Club, in particular Andy Murray having won the event on three occasions.

"The grass courts at Queen's are some of the best in the world and our team will look to use the courts and the passionate home crowd to full advantage. The atmosphere and crowd support will be vital."

The decision comes just seven weeks after Smith told reporters in Glasgow: "'The first thing I need to do, over the next week or two, is think about the best surface.

"Andy said grass there, but we need to sit as a group, look at the likely French team and think about what's best.

"Then we have to go somewhere with a great atmosphere. If it's indoor hard, why not here - or somewhere near here? Something like this, it definitely worked in Scotland.

"You have to look at when the tie lands in the summer, too."