Tennis-Jamie Murray criticises French Open doubles prize money cut, hotel conditions


FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Mixed Doubles Final - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - February 1, 2020 Britain's Jamie Murray with Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the U.S. during their match against Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova and Croatia's Nikola Mektic REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

(Reuters) - Jamie Murray has criticised French Open organisers over prize money cuts in the doubles event while also describing the hotel for doubles players an "absolute toilet".

Murray, a seven-times doubles and mixed doubles Grand Slam champion, also complained after the French Tennis Federation (FFT) pushed back the claycourt tournament from its scheduled start.

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