Murray complains about balls given to Berdych
Andy Murray complains that Tomas Berdych should not have been given three new balls to play during the third set of his 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 quarterfinal defeat to the Czech at the Paris/Bercy Masters. Umpire Fergus Murphy gave Berdych three new balls to play while facing two break points.
"Tomas decided that the balls were too soft—which they weren't," Murray told reporters. "The umpire gave him three brand new balls to serve with ... I wasn't aware that they were just changing three brand new balls. Then that totally changed the way the ball plays and the court plays. That was what happened. I just asked, ‘Is it not normal to let the opponent also see the balls?"
Murray also got a warning in the process. "Actually I said bollocks to the chair umpire and that got me a warning. I have been to watch a lot of football matches and you say a lot worse than that and you don't get yellow card," he said.
"Tomas decided that the balls were too soft—which they weren't," Murray told reporters. "The umpire gave him three brand new balls to serve with ... I wasn't aware that they were just changing three brand new balls. Then that totally changed the way the ball plays and the court plays. That was what happened. I just asked, ‘Is it not normal to let the opponent also see the balls?"
Murray also got a warning in the process. "Actually I said bollocks to the chair umpire and that got me a warning. I have been to watch a lot of football matches and you say a lot worse than that and you don't get yellow card," he said.
