Murray says he'll play for Great Britain in 2015 regardless of referendum result

While the polls are closed and the votes are being counted, the results of Scotland's bid for secession from the United Kingdom are not yet known. 

But Andy Murray, the world's top-ranked British tennis player (who hails from Dunblane, Scotland), says that he will continue to represent Great Britain in international play, at least in 2015, no matter what the result of Thursday's referendum. 

"I will be playing for Great Britain in the Davis Cup next year, that is for sure, I will be there in March," he told the Daily Mail's Mike Dickson. "As far as I’m concerned the vote doesn’t change anything in that regard."

This comes on the heels of Murray breaking a long silence on Wednesday and coming out in support of Scottish independence.

"I’ve followed pretty much everything about it over the last two weeks, and especially in the last few days and that’s how I felt at the time," he said later. 

Murray resides in England and is not eligible to vote in the referendum, but has said in the past that he takes pride in both his identity as both a Scot and a Brit. His committing to represent Britain in the coming year, of course, doesn't mean he won't be open to playing for an independent Scotland, should the Yes vote win out and a national team be created in the future. 

"It’s not my decision," he said, "I can’t vote, it’s for the Scottish people to decide and I trust them to make the right decision. I will support whatever the outcome is. Regardless of how it goes I think it’s very important for everyone to come together and stick together afterwards."

Britain will host the United States in the first round of the 2015 Davis Cup in March.