“It’s a shame,” Andy Murray distraught amidst going under in the late night Davis Cup doubles


“It’s a shame,” Andy Murray distraught amidst going under in the late night Davis Cup doubles

Andy Murray

Former world No. 1 Andy Murray performing at the Davis Cup has voiced his frustrations in regards to the scheduling timings of tennis amidst losing of USA’s Rajeev Ram and Jack Sock in doubles tie-break of the Cup with partner Joe Salisbury.

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The Britain professional is displeased with how the decisive rubber led to chaotic timing issues leading fans to leave the stadium early. The match lasted three sets and spectators were witnessed leaving early owing to the match concluding around midnight, reportedly 12:58 AM.

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“I don’t think it looks professional,” Andy Murray exasperated on event scheduling at the Davis Cup

Andy Murray

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray voiced his concerns about schedule timing after he underwent his doubles performance in his hometown at the Davis Cup, stating that the situation was both a ‘shame’ and avoidable. “We’ve seen it obviously at the US Open even just last week. It’s something that tennis needs to sort of have a bit of a think about. I don’t think it looks that professional,” said Murray.

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The late-night finish is not new for tennis with the recent New York champion Carlos Alcaraz having ousted Jannik Sinner in their quarter-final at 2:50 am, the latest match of an example as such.

Aggravated with the spectators leaving the match halfway due to the issues with the match timings, the Brit further added saying “There were probably half of the people in there at the end of the match that was there at the beginning. It’s a bit of a shame because, well, they missed a great match.”

“It’s not probably because they didn’t want to stay. If you’ve got children here, you can’t stay with them. If you’ve got to get a bus or train home, you can’t do it,” quoted Murray acknowledging the plight of fans when spectating a match stretching for strenuous hours under disproportionate timings having said, “it’s not easy for a crowd to maintain an amazing atmosphere for 10 hours.”

Great Britain has had a week of mourning following the unfortunate event of Queen Elizabeth II passing away on September 8th. The crowd at the Davis Cup stadium was observed in a minute’s silence to honour the Queen’s memory and with the British players wearing black armbands or ribbons in the wake of her death.

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Murray, who along with his partner Joe Salisbury lost in an epic doubles battle against USA’s Sock and Ram in front of a half-empty stadium in Glasgow with a score of 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 now has his country facing the Netherlands for their next round.

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