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<\/p>\nAndy Murray begins his US Open campaign on Tuesday (Nigel French\/PA)<\/p>\n
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Andy Murray has revealed that Wimbledon\u2019s organisers ignored his repeated requests not to play the final match of the day under the centre court roof during this year\u2019s Championships.<\/p>\n
Murray suffered a second round exit to Stefanos Tsitsipas, with the Greek fifth seed coming back from two sets to one down to knock out the two-time former winner after it carried over to a second day.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old Scot had been leading the match when a decision was made to postpone until the next day with the 11pm curfew approaching.<\/p>\n
And Murray appeared fatigued when the encounter resumed, allowing Tsitsipas to advance in five sets.<\/p>\n
The three-time grand slam champion believes that the centre court roof is now used too often to allow matches to continue until later into the evening, and should be reserved only for when it rains. <\/p>\n
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\u201cI had multiple conversations before the start of the tournament and asked not to play the third match every single day because that\u2019s what is going to happen with the 1.30 start and the breaks in between the matches,\u201d Murray explained ahead of his first match at the US Open in New York. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe roof, in my opinion, was there for when it rains \u2013 that there is always matches that can go on for the fans and for TV and everything and it\u2019s great.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels like it\u2019s getting used now for darkness to play matches later in the evening and when you get that third slot you have no way of practising on an indoor grass court. It\u2019s not possible. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou spend your whole time preparing for Wimbledon \u2013 I skipped the French Open to prepare to play my best tennis at Wimbledon \u2013 but then you\u2019re playing every match under different conditions than what you\u2019re preparing for.\u201d<\/p>\n
Murray is likely to face another seed, Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, in the second round of the US Open.<\/p>\n
But first the 2012 Flushing Meadows champion must overcome France\u2019s world number 72 Corentin Moutet.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve not played against him, but I practised with him once, he\u2019s an unbelievably talented guy,\u201d added Murray.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s not the biggest, he tends to play quite long points but he\u2019s got tons of variety and good hands at the net. He can be a bit volatile at times but yeah, a good challenge for me, very different to how most players play in the draw.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of the game nowadays is based on power and serves and he\u2019s the opposite really. A good test for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Murray is one of six Brits in the first round on Tuesday, with Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Jack Draper, Katie Boulter and Jodie Burrage also in action.<\/p>\n