Novak Djokovic has added his voice to calls for changes to be made to the Australian Open schedule amid growing concern over player welfare
, a drained Murray indicated he was in favour of reducing the number of show court matches during the day and bringing forward the night session to avoid playing into the small hours.
But pressure is increasing on Tiley to reconsider his stance as Djokovic, the nine-times Australian Open champion, lent his support to the idea of change after he progressed into the fourth round with“Players’ input is always important for tournament organisation,” Djokovic said. “Whether it’s decisive, we know that it’s not because it comes down to what the TV broadcasters want to have. That’s the ultimate decision-maker.
After his tournament came to an end on Saturday, Murray reiterated his view that “finishing matches at four in the morning isn’t good for the players”. Murray pointed to recent changes at the US Open, where the number of matches on the show courts during day sessions has been reduced from three to two.
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