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 The British team, featuring Andy and Jamie Murray, are bidding to
win the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936 and will face
Belgium, who have never won the competition, on clay in the city of
Ghent, some 55 km (34 miles) north west of Brussels.
Tennis Vlaanderen, which administers tennis in the region, has
already talked to the interior ministry, police and independent
security experts.
"It's definitely going ahead," a spokeswoman said.
The final will be played from Friday to Sunday.
Soldiers were patrolling the streets of Brussels, where shopping
centers and schools were closed, on the third day of a security
lockdown, as police hunted a suspected Islamist militant on the run
since the Nov. 13 Paris attacks.
The International Tennis Federation said extra security measures
have been put in place for the final.
"The ITF and Royal Belgian Tennis Federation (RBTF), in consultation
with the relevant officials and our risk assessment and security
advisers, are closely monitoring the situation in Belgium and
specifically in Ghent. As of today there are no changes to the
previously published start times for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas
Final between Belgium and Britain," the ITF said in a statement.
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"We are taking every necessary step to ensure the safety of the
teams, the spectators, the media and all working staff."
(Changes bearing to north west (from north east) in second para.)
(Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop; editing by Sudipto Ganguly and
Justin Palmer)
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