Murray has played nine out of 12 Davis Cup ties since making his debut against Switzerland in 2005, but has begun to reassess the event's place in his schedule.
But Bates is one of many who believe Murray - now a main man in the GB Davis Cup squad following Tim Henman's retirement from the team competition - will go a lot, lot further.
British number one Andy Murray has chosen to take a break from the Davis Cup while number two Alex Bogdanovic also opted not to take part in the tie, which is Leon Smith's first as captain.
Murray missed the first day's play of the Davis Cup with Serbia and Montenegro due to illness.
"I just went into survival mode, " said Haslet-Davis, a dance instructor at the Arthur Murray Dance Studios in Boston.
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"It's a sensible decision from Murray because he played against medical advice in Liverpool at Davis Cup and that, while honourable, has basically forced him out of two individual tournaments, " says 5 live tennis correspondent Jonathan Overend.
Murray, 23, maintains he does intend to play in the Davis Cup at some point in the future but has decided not to play this time as he feels the match against Turkey is one the team could win without him.
Murray aggravated his injury by playing three matches in three days in the Davis Cup loss to Poland last month.
Also in the team were Damien Davis, Kevin Giles, Kevin Midgley, James Bowyer and Mike Murray.
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Bogdanovic, three years Murray's senior, has had a more troubled time under Britain's Davis Cup umbrella.
Murray aggravated his injury by playing three matches in three days in GB's Davis Cup loss to Poland last month, and the world number three is keen to feature in November's prestigious ATP season finale at the O2 Arena.
Murray fell ill at the Dubai Open two weeks ago and then pulled out of Great Britain's Davis Cup tie against Ukraine, saying the virus had hit him harder than any illness during his career.
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