Andy Murray will lead Great Britain’s bid for glory in Ghent after the Belgian city was announced as the venue for the 2015 Davis Cup final.

Britain, who have not won the competition since 1936, beat Australia in the semi-finals and will now compete against Belgium for the title at the Flanders Expo over November 27-29.

Yesterday, the International Tennis Federation confirmed that Tennis Vlaanderen had chosen the multi-use arena in Ghent, which features clay indoor courts.

Tennis Vlaanderen president Dirk de Maeseneer said in a statement: “Ghent will fully support the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final.

“As the third biggest city in Belgium, it has a lot of experience in hosting top international events, such as the Tour of Flanders, the arrival of the Tour de France in 2007 and the Gymnastics World Championships in 2001 and 2013.”

Britain would have been at home if Argentina had beaten Belgium in the other semi-final.

With the Ghent final coming immediately after the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, Murray has been reconsidering his plans for the rest of the year to ensure he is in the best condition possible for Belgium.

The 28-year-old said: “I’m planning on playing (at October’s) Shanghai (Masters).

“I’m not playing any other Asian events but my current plans are to travel to Shanghai on the Wednesday to practise outdoors because there are very few guys to practise with in London, and the weather is pretty up and down. I have booked flights to go.”

Murray would then be expected to contest the Paris Masters in early November, followed by the ATP World Tour Finals, yet the latter is an event he suggested at the weekend he might have to skip to prepare properly for the Davis Cup assignment.