Andy Murray had a grueling Australian Open experience, and at the US Open, the Brit spoke about how the organizers of the Grand Slam tournaments ignore the welfare of the players and only think about money.

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Andy Murray is concerned that many matches end after midnight

In particular, Murray says he is concerned that organizers have scheduled many of the men’s draw matches (which last longer) into the evening session. Thus, the games end after midnight and the winner advances with a handicap to the next round.

At the Australian Open, Murray defeated Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis after 5 hours and 50 minutes of play. The match ended at 4 am.

“It is not beneficial to anyone. Obviously when players complain about something, people tell us to shut up or go work in the warehouse from 9am to 5pm.

I know I’m lucky to be able to play tennis, but playing at 4am doesn’t help. All the spectators go home and we have to finish the games with a small number of people in the stands.

That’s something you don’t see in other sports. This is clearly wrong. And the reason is purely economic, it’s not that the organizers don’t know that it’s bad for the players. But I’m making the program based solely on economic considerations.

If you are starting an evening session, schedule at least two girls’ matches and one boys’ match. Otherwise, you risk finishing matches at 4:30 in the morning. This has happened to me several times and it is not right” – Andy Murrayquoted by PuntoDeBreak.

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Know:

  • In the first round of the US Open 2023, Andy Murray (37 ATP) will meet Frenchman Corentin Moute (72 ATP).
  • Andy Murray triumphed at Flushing Meadows in 2012, defeating Novak Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 in the final.

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