Grigor Dimitrov's coach stands with Andy Murray over stinging Wimbledon criticism

Grigor Dimitrov's coach, Jamie Delgado, agrees with Andy Murray about the Wimbledon roof row which ignited on Monday night. Two-time Wimbledon winner Murray lashed out at the decision to close the Centre Court roof two sets into Dimitrov's clash with Jannik Sinner.

Dimitrov was comfortably ahead and cruising towards a shock victory over the world No.1 when organisers insisted on a pause in play, despite the fact there was still plenty of daylight. Murray wrote on X: "So ridiculous to close the roof at this stage of the match. At least an hour of light left... well over a set of tennis can still be played... it's an outdoor tournament!"

Murray's criticism was swallowed up by the drama of Dimitrov being forced to retire midway through the third set. The Bulgarian suffered an issue in his pectoral region and was deemed unfit to continue, granting Sinner safe passage to the quarters despite being a long way behind in the match.

Dimitrov's coach, Delgado, appeared on the BBC on Tuesday morning to offer an update on his condition. "We are waiting for results on his injury to see how bad it is but it's going to be a few weeks out, for sure," he said.

Delgado also discussed the debate around the closed roof, insisting that the decision did not affect Dimitrov but admitting that Wimbledon should be an outdoor tournament to the fullest extent possible.

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"Grigor, actually, after the match, was liking when the roof went on because he actually felt it got a little bit warmer in there and his body loosened up even more than it already was," he explained.

"I guess it's a separate question whether it should have been closed or not. I don't think it made a difference to his actual injury. It should be an outdoor tournament and you should play outdoors as long as possible. I don't disagree with that."

Wimbledon chiefs have faced scrutiny for their decision making at this year's tournament. They have dispensed with traditional line judges to implement an Electronic Line Calling (ELC) system which has sparked criticism from the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper, who have all claimed to be victims of inaccurate calls.

Then there was the incident in Sonay Kartal's defeat to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova when the ELC system was inadvertently deactivated for a game, and the chair umpire was forced to intervene over a number of shots which were clearly out.