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Murray rejects calls for fifth-set tie-breaker

ESPN staff
June 25, 2010
Andy Murray hailed Isner's victory as a 'huge, huge story' © Getty Images
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Andy Murray has hailed this week's historic match at Wimbledon as a fantastic advertisement for the sport and has rejected calls for changes to be made to the laws.

The British No. 1 is accustomed to being centre of attention at the All England Club, but his straight sets triumph over Jarkko Nieminen on Centre Court was overshadowed by John Isner's exhausting 6-4 3-6 6-7(7) 7-6(3) 70-68 first-round victory over Nicolas Mahut on Court 18.

The match, lasting an astonishing 11 hours and five minutes, containing a 138-game final set which in itself was longer than the previous longest match at the All England Club, generated worldwide attention.

The result prompted suggestions that the All England Club should introduce a final set tie-breaker to avoid a repeat of the three-day marathon, but Murray insists the laws should be kept as they are.

"Like everybody has been saying, it will never happen again - unless they play next year maybe," Murray told the BBC. "But, no, I think the rules here are very good. They work well. It was a huge, huge story for everybody yesterday and really good for the sport. So keep it as it is."

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