- Murray planning to compete for first time since November
- ‘It would be silly to expect nobody would break the rules’
As the debate over competing at the US Open continues after the withdrawal of the world No 1 Ashleigh Barty, Andy Murray said the breaking of Covid-19 rules is inevitable and punishments should be severe for players who pierce the Flushing Meadows bubble.
“I think the majority of players will [respect the bubble]but it would be silly to expect nobody would break the rules and the protocols,” he said. “In the NBA, which I think will be a similarish setup for us, players have broken it so we should be preparing for that and that is where it is really important. I think the repercussions should be quite serious because you end up putting the whole tour and event at risk.”
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