Sponsor: Murray comments “disappointing” 26/02/2010 |
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Dubai Open sponsor Barclays has spoken of its “disappointment” after Andy Murray suggested that he treated the tournament as a training exercise.
After his shock second round defeat to Janko Tipsarevic, the Scot said that his style of play would have been different if it had been a grand slam event.
Barclays consultant John Beddington said: "It's disappointing that it could be construed in a way which indicates he wasn't taking the event quite as seriously as he does. It's as disappointing for us as it is for Dubai Duty Free who work so hard and operate the event.
"Andy's public persona has improved so much over the last 18 months, in tandem with his dramatically improved tennis. It's just unfortunate that remarks like these slip out. At least you know he's being honest. Possibly a more experienced player would think this but wouldn't say it for fear it would hurt the event."
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