Murray was unable to participate in the Championships due to an injury but watched as Nadal beat Juan Martin del Potro 7-5, 6-7 (7), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in an epic contest that lasted for four hours and 48 minutes.
The Brit man who has won 23 best-of-five ties at Grand Slams admits that the match lasted really long and forced him to change his plans.
“As a player, I really like best-of-five,” Murray told The New York Times.
“It’s been good to me. I feel like it rewards the training and everything you put into that.
“But then, when I sat and watched the match — that Nadal-del Potro match in the commentary booth — it was an amazing match, it was a brilliant match, but it was really, really long to sit there as a spectator for the first time.
“That evening I had a meeting planned, and I missed my dinner. People that are sitting there during the week watching that all, I don’t think you can plan to do that. A lot of people are going to be getting up and leaving the matches and not actually watching the whole thing. The people while in the stadium loved it, but I don’t think it — as well, what happened in the semifinals — is good for tennis.”
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