The two-time Wimbledon champion was a keen onlooker as No.1 seed Jannik Sinner faced Grigor Dimitrov on Centre Court on Monday night with the Bulgarian taking a two set lead – when play was suspended for 13 minutes
Andy Murray slammed Wimbledon chiefs over their decision to close the roof during No.1 seed Jannik Sinner’s last 16 meeting with Grigor Dimitrov on Monday night.
The Italian had just fallen two sets down on Centre Court when, just before 830pm, the decision was made to close the roof. Duly, that meant a break in play and an end to Dimitrov’s momentum. The delay lasted 13 minutes.
And the decision to suspend the match and close the roof left Murray unhappy, with the two-time Wimbledon champion calling the decision “ridiculous”.
On social media, he said: “So ridiculous to close the roof at this stage of the match. At least an hour of light left….well over a set of tennis can still be played..its an outdoor tournament!”
In stark contrast to Murray, Tim Henman, speaking on BBC Two during commentary, felt closing the roof was a good thing.
“I always felt the players sweat more, and there is a little bit less air flow,” said the former British No.1. “It is absolutely ideal conditions, there is little wind with the roof open and none now.”
Another former British No.1, Greg Rusedski, also had his say on the decision, believing that the move favoured the Italian – who until that point had been far from his best. He admitted: “If I was Grigor Dimitrov, I would say to keep playing. These conditions are working brilliantly for him.
“When you close the roof, you do have perfect conditions and light but that is going to help Jannik Sinner because it is going to slow down the pace of play and his toss will be in the right place on top of that.
“So if I was Dimitrov, I would’ve said keep the roof open and let’s try to play one more set even with the bad light. This actually favours Sinner.”
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