Andy Murray recently criticized his colleagues for their complaints over the lengthy duration of the tennis schedule.
The demanding tennis schedule has been a source of frustration for some players in the past. For example, the top player in the world, Novak Djokovic, voiced his opinion in March 2023 during the Dubai Tennis Championships.
In a recent interview, Murray revealed that he has been attending a lot of exhibiting events since Saudi Arabia’s influence in the tennis world has grown.
Murray said: “I don’t know if I would want restrictions on exhibitions. I just think that sometimes the players are a little bit hypocritical [over] the tennis schedule, and it’s like the tennis schedule is too long, but then players are flying all over the world in the off-season to play exhibitions, and that’s their choice.”
He also emphasized the fact that players are not required to participate in every ATP tour event or every other tournament. In addition, he gave a scenario of how the players might choose to play at Indian Wells in the upcoming month or take part in the Dubai Tennis Championships.
He added: “But it just seems hypocritical because they don’t have to play the exhibitions. And they don’t have to play every tournament on the ATP tour; they can decide not to come here [to Dubai] or they don’t have to play Indian Wells.”
Murray in Dubai, ranking, and results in 2024
LWLLLLWLWW Ranked world no.67, Andy has achieved an overall 2-5 win-loss record in 2024. The Brit is now competing in Dubai where he defeated the world no.120 Denis Shapovalov 4-6 7-65 6-3.
The Brit won 46 titles in his career: 20 on hard courts, 3 on clay courts, 14 on indoor courts, 1 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Murray has scheduled to play next in Phoenix Challenger (Phoenix Challenger). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 1st of January.
Andy Murray |
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