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French Open: Jamie Murray criticises prize money cuts & brands hotel 'absolute toilet'

Britain's Jamie Murray has strongly criticised French Open organisers over prize money cuts and conditions.

He also branded the official hotel for doubles players "absolute toilet".

Murray, 35, is set to play in the doubles with Brazilian Bruno Soares at the Grand Slam, which starts on Sunday.

The French Open has been pushed back by a week, with organisers saying they had done this to be able to host bigger crowds to fit in with a government timetable of the easing of lockdown.

Last year's event was moved from May to September because of the coronavirus pandemic, a unilateral decision that caused jaws to drop in the sport with Murray among the critics.