Jamie Murray: 'I don't know how long they could push Wimbledon back'

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Jamie Murray

Jamie Murray misplaced within the 2d spherical with Bethanie Mattek-Sands within the 2019 Wimbledon blended doubles

Two-time champion Jamie Murray says the All England Club face a essentially intensive venture rescheduling Wimbledon whether it is postponed thanks to coronavirus.

A choice when it comes to this three hundred and sixty five days’s tournament will be made subsequent weekwhile the pandemic has already pushed Would possibly well moreover’s French Originate to the autumn.

Wimbledon, scheduled for 29 June-12 July, would be cancelled altogether.

“I blueprint no longer know the blueprint long as well they can push it relieve,” Murray, 34, told BBC Scotland’s The Nine.

“They’re wanting to delight in their tournament on, or no longer it’s peaceful over three months away and a lot can swap in that point,” added the 2-time Wimbledon blended doubles champion, the older brother of two-time singles champion Andy.

“For them, optics blueprint no longer necessarily look huge, I jabber, if there’s sporting events at some point of the field getting cancelled and as well they’re looking to crack on with issues.

“There would possibly be tons of different stakeholders, tons of different tournaments to raise into consideration. Even issues like sunlight hours for the tournament. Once the tournament will get build aside relieve, there’s much less and much less sunlight hours. Must you play at Wimbledon in total, you can play except 10 at night.”

Murray, who has received blended doubles tournaments at Wimbledon, three on the US Originate and a men’s doubles title at both the US and Australian Opens, says being at home for a protracted interval is “uncommon”.

“I have been travelling the field for the last 15, 16 years per chance longer,” he explained. “Or no longer it’s a huge mindset swap. To be urged that you would be home for four, 5 months – I’m no longer complaining too noteworthy.

“I honest hope that all people’s taking the utmost precautions they can.

“No-one essentially knows after we’re going to acquire relieve out on court and in a position to compete, whether or no longer that’s late closed doorways, which I blueprint no longer mediate any person essentially wants.”

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