Andy Murray tells tennis stars ‘you don’t have to play’ as retired Brit wades into debate

Andy Murray has suggested that the new, extended two-week Masters 1000 format is worse than the former one-week product. The three-time Grand Slam champion ended his career at last year’s Olympic Games, but he still travels to some tournaments on the tennis tour as Novak Djokovic’s coach. And he believes the longer events are becoming unsustainable.

The two-week Masters tournaments have been a contentious talking point over the last couple of years, with plenty of players – including Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas – admitting they preferred when the premier competitions were staged over a shorter time period. Murray has now reminded current stars that they “don’t have to play” if they find it too demanding.

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