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Marseille Tournament director criticizes Murray after pullout

Jean-Francois Caujolle, Marseille tournament director, criticized Andy Murray after the Briton withdrew from the tennis event to get some extra rest.

"Murray did the same thing to me last year," he said, "He can’t know what it is to keep his word. A week ago, he asked me for a wild card to play doubles with his brother Jamie and I gave him one. A few days ago, he asked me for five hotel rooms and I gave him them.

“The No. 1 seed of a tournament should have a sense of responsibility. If he does not respect his commitments, he should be suspended by the ATP.”

The ATP has issued a statement saying that Murray "followed the procedures for withdrawal and did not break any rules."

In a later interview with Sky Sports, Caujolle said, "I never said that he should be suspended, but it's true I was really disappointed because he was my top player. There is a responsibility for the credibility of all the game when it's a top player. Sometimes you have to force yourself and be responsible. I understand he's quite young and it's not a huge tournament but it's quite disappointing and we had the same last year. One week before, to phone and say, 'I am not coming' would have been good. In that case, I could have found another player, made an offer to Marin Cilic or someone, but it was too late. A few minutes later, Juan Martin Del Potro pulled out with a real injury so I lost my top two players."


Source Tennis.com
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