Andy Murray criticises demanding tennis schedule

British number one Andy Murray has criticised the current tennis schedule for being "too long".

Persistent rain yesterday saw the 24-year-old, who won the Cincinnati title this summer, have his round four match against Donald Young postponed by 24 hours.

The Scotsman along with Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick will resume their matches today after they were rescheduled by organisers.

Murray has been open about his thoughts regarding the season schedule for top flight tennis players.

"You basically have 16 mandatory events now during the year. It's just too long," Sky Sports News quotes Murray as saying. "And then with Davis Cup, it always comes pretty much the week after the slams. It's quite a long stretch.

"After here, it will be nine weeks since I've been home. That's quite a long stretch, and it happens quite a few different times of the year.

"I just think guys get tired if you don't look after your body properly and you don't have the right people around you."

Murray will face Young at 4pm UK time.