Murray angry over roof closure

Andy Murray angrily complained to Wimbledon officials after they decided to close the roof over Centre Court when he was one set from victory in his semi-final against Jerzy Janowicz.

Murray lost the first set on a tie-break, but he upped his game, winning the following two sets to lead 6-7 (2/7) 6-4 6-4, within sight of the final. When they returned from the interruption caused by the roof closure, he wrapped up victory by taking the fourth set 6-3.

In the third set Janowicz started complaining about the light, but his complaints stopped as soon as he gained a lead.

But when Murray regained the initiative, the Pole remonstrated with the umpire. And following the end of the third set, tournament referee Andrew Jarrett told the players the roof would be closed and the lights switched on, much to Murray’s annoyance.

Murray was overheard on courtside microphones saying: “How long has he been complaining about the darkness? It’s not even dark.”

The Centre Court crowd also objected, chanting: “Stay on, stay on.”