Rafael Nadal is tipping Andy Murray and Britain to win the Davis Cup finals showdown over host nation Belgium on Nov. 26-28 in Ghent.

Nadal said he may skip watching the Davis Cup final due to a charity event for his foundation, but the “King of Clay” is convinced Murray and Britain would do well to claim a historical 10th crown of the tournament.

“At this stage, I don’t think about Andy [Murray] because Andy plays very well on every surface,” Nadal said, reports Gulf News. “But for the second player, I think Belgium has the edge.”

Britain has to wait for the ITF Board to take a decision on whether Slovenian-born Aljaz Bedene is eligible to compete after the official team nominations for the tournament was announced last week.

Murray is Britain’s number one choice in the singles event and will also take part in the doubles along with brother Jamie. Skipper Leon Smith, Kyle Edmund and Dominic Inglot will also compete for Britain.

On the other hand, Belgium will boast a lineup consisting captain Johan van Herck, David Goffin, Steve Darcis, Ruben Bemelmans and Kimmer Copejans. They are also the favourite to win the tournament after opting to play on clay in Ghent.

Meanwhile, terror threats affecting Brussels, capital of Belgium, is under the country’s highest security alert. However, according to Flemish Tennis Federation, the Davis Cup will still go on. FTF chief executive Gijs Kooken said he has yet to receive a signal from the Belgian government that it is not safe to organise the tournament in Belgium.

"It is an event with international exposure, with 13,000 spectators a day, so it is a risk event, of course, in the current situation - but I'm very confident in our government,” Kooken told the BBC. "Of course you never can predict what will happen next, but I would be surprised if it was cancelled.”

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