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Murray criticizes use of on-court mics ahead of Kyrgios match

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Seeded No. 3 at the 2015 US Open, Andy Murray had a few things to say about the use of on-court microphones in tennis ahead of his first-round match against Nick Kyrgios.

"For me it's like when I watch football on the TV, or basketball or team sports, they dumb the microphones down for the players, and when the fans are shouting stuff from the front rows of the crowd," the Scot said. "They don't want people that are listening back home to hear what the players are saying - or what the fans are saying - when they're on the court."

Murray's comments come just weeks after his upcoming opponent Kyrgios, arguably the toughest first-round draw for any seeded player, was fined $25,000 and suspended 28 days for comments he made toward Stan Wawrinka during a match at the Rogers Cup in Montreal.

The 20-year-old Aussie, who reached the quarters last year at Flushing Meadows, remains eligible for this year's US Open.

Murray indicated he doesn't want to be brought into the debate and controversy surrounding Kyrgios but continued to question whether fans should have the right to hear what's being said by players during a match.

"I feel that often in tennis (television is) desperate to hear what everyone's saying all of the time," Murray said. "The women have now got the coaching on the court and stuff ... I'm not against having the microphones on the court, I just think that it's quite different to other sports."

The US Open begins at 11:00 a.m. ET on Monday, with the Murray-Kyrgios match scheduled for Tuesday.

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