{"id":264796,"date":"2023-01-19T18:45:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T19:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=264796"},"modified":"2023-01-20T22:59:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T22:59:49","slug":"murray-slams-disrespectful-open-farce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=264796","title":{"rendered":"Murray slams 'disrespectful' Open 'farce'"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was the second-latest finish to a grand slam singles match at the Australian Open, but Andy Murray<\/a> was feeling far from sentimental about his place in the record books and what it meant for players, fans and officials.<\/p>\n

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The three-time grand slam champion and Thanasi Kokkinakis pushed themselves to the point of exhaustion in the clash that went for 5 hours, 45 minutes as Murray emerged with a 4-6, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-3, 7-5 victory that ended a little after 4 a.m.<\/p>\n

There wasn't much separating both players in the end. Murray won 196 points to Kokkinakis' 192 and they both combined for 171 winners to only 107 unforced errors.<\/p>\n

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With the match starting at 10:20pm, the situation became farcical when Murray forced proceedings into a fifth set. It was after 3am and the temperature dropped to 15 degrees. As the clash ticked into the fifth hour, 35-year-old Murray asked to go to the toilet, even though he had already been afforded his allocated break.<\/p>\n

The umpire denied his request, leaving the the former world No.1 dumbfounded by the lack of common sense around the rules.<\/p>\n

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"Do you know something? I respect the rules. It's so disrespectful that the tournament has us out here until 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning and we we're not allowed to go and take a piss. It's a joke. You know it's a joke. It's disrespectful, it's ridiculous," he told the chair umpire.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters after the match, Murray described the situation as a "farce".\ufeff<\/p>\n

"I don't know who it's beneficial for," Murray said.<\/p>\n

"We come here after the match and that's what the discussion is. Rather than it being like, epic Murray-Kokkinakis match, it ends in a bit of a farce.<\/p>\n

"Amazingly people stayed until the end. And I really appreciate people doing that and creating an atmosphere for us at the end. I really appreciate that.<\/p>\n

\"Murray<\/p>\n

"But if my child was a ball kid for a tournament and they're coming home at five in the morning, as a parent, I'm snapping at that.<\/p>\n

"It's not beneficial for them, it's not beneficial for the umpires, the officials, I don't think it's amazing for the fans, it's not good for the players.<\/p>\n

"We talk about it all the time, and it's been spoken about for years.<\/p>\n

"But when you start the night matches late and have conditions like that, these things are gonna happen."<\/p>\n

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