LONDON: Wimbledon tournament director Jamie Baker said Friday (Jul 7) the grass courts were 'good and grippy' despite several high-profile tumbles in the first week of the Grand Slam. Two-time champion Andy Murray had a nasty fall on Centre Court as he served for a two-sets-to-one lead in his second-round
LONDON: Wimbledon tournament director Jamie Baker said Friday the grass courts were"good and grippy" despite several high-profile tumbles in the first week of the Grand Slam.
"I was literally killing it, then I got killed by the grass," said the 43-year-old five-time champion. But Baker said players had not expressed concerns over the state of the grass at the Grand Slam, which has been disrupted by rain. Baker also addressed the issue of the curfew at Wimbledon - Murray's match against Tsitsipas was suspended late on Thursday due to the approaching 2200 GMT curfew.
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