GLASGOW has missed out on the Davis Cup World Group quarter-final between Great Britain and France after it was announced the match will take place on grass at The Queen's Club, the Lawn Tennis Association has announced.

The Emirates Arena successfully hosted Team GB's first round match against the United States last month and organisers had expressed an interest in staging the rubber against France. However, the news that Queen's had been selected as the venue was widely expected given Andy Murray's proficiency on grass and heavily fancied France's perceived weakness on the surface.

The tie will take place between July 17 and 19 and will be the first time Britain has met France in 23 years, with the winners set to face either Australia or Kazakhstan in the semi-finals.

Leon Smith, captain of the GB Davis Cup team, said: "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."

World No.3 Murray added: "Queen's will be a perfect venue for our quarter-final match against France. 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."

He might just as well have been talking about his own aspirations as his team's since the Davis Cup tie comes in the immediate aftermath of the French Open and Wimbledon. However, Tim Henman, a guest at Murray's wedding at Cromlix House 10 days ago expects the slams to be dominated by the Scot's long-standing nemesis Novak Djokovic, even if he stopped short of saying the Serb could win all four events.

Djokovic has already won the Australian Open this year and became the first man to win all three opening Masters events of the season when he triumphed in Monte Carlo on Sunday.

The 27-year-old is favourite to lift his first title at the French Open next month, which would see him add to his eight grand slam victories and close the gap on Rafael Nadal and Federer, who have 14 and 17 respectively.

Djokovic is yet to enjoy the same adulation as Federer, admired for his style, and Nadal, renowned for his athleticism, but Henman believes the Serb is starting to establish his own kind of dominance.

"Djokovic is the machine," said Henman, who is a Jaguar UK ambassador.

"It's the way he's hitting the ball from the baseline, how aggressively he plays and how he does it with so few unforced errors.

"And then his movement and his athleticism - his ability to turn defence into attack is as good as I've ever seen.

"I think he will be considered in the same class as Federer and Nadal.

"At the moment it's purely a numbers game, Nadal has won 14 Grand Slams and Federer has 17.

"Djokovic has won eight but in the not too distant future that number is going to climb to 11, 12, 13 and maybe more.

"When he does that, absolutely, he will go down as one of the greats to have ever played the game."

Djokovic overcame Nadal on clay - the Spaniard's favourite surface - in the Monte Carlo semi-finals last week and has already beaten Andy Murray in Miami and Melbourne, as well as Federer in Indian Wells this season.

His imperious form has led many to suggest he could become the first male player to win all four Grand Slams in a year since Rod Laver in 1969.

"In theory it's possible, he's looking so strong at the moment, but I think it's unlikely," Henman said.