"It's not fair for players": Becker backs Murray in rules row after incredibly late finish at Australian Open

Andy Murray didn't like the scheduling that saw him finish his match at four in the morning in Melbourne and Boris Becker backed him in those comments.

Many have come out against those kinds of schedules advocating for only one match in the night session ensuring that it ends at most around midnight. It's unlikely to happen because everything in sports, including tennis, is driven by profit and players will simply have to deal with that. McEnroe came out against after Murray's comments and Becker shares their views:

"The question is whether it makes sense to play that long. It is also a bit of a distortion of competition. Murray wins here at five minutes past four in the morning, then there is the cool down and the press conference. He won't get to the hotel before six or half-past six - and you can't even think of sleeping then."

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He continued:

"He may have a day off from playing, but his entire body rhythm is disrupted. In which sport do you play until four in the morning? That is not fair for the players who go on there. However, he has to make sure that the blood is running again, and that he starts sweating again. Of course, he is very tired the day after the match and his joints hurt. But he can't stay in bed until three or four o'clock in the afternoon because he might have to be back on the court tomorrow afternoon."

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