Masur blasts schedule

Press, 8 October 1987, Page 48

Masur blasts schedule

NZPA-AAP Brisbane ; The jaded Australian Davis . Cup star, Wally Masur, yesterday took a swipe at the tournament scheduling after bowing out in his second round match of the 5Au5t225,000 Commonwealth; Bank ■■ Queensland Open. ■ Masur succumbed to his doubles partner, the South Australian, Brod Dyke, 7-6 2-6 6-3, in a' match he only qualified for at 11.41 p.m. the previous evening. The No. 3 seed reached the comfort of his hotel bed at 2.30 a.m. and had only six hours sleep. Masur demanded the 12-hours-bc tween-matches rule be applied and started his match against Dyke at 12.06 p.m. after the No. 1 court had lay dormant for some 30 minutes. "I’m just flabbergasted at the scheduling here,” said Masur, ranked twenty-ninth in the world. “I had a hectic weekend with Davis Cup and then had to play the third match hire today after - playing so late last night “I didn’t have time to practice this morning, just enough for a nib and a run. “When I went on to the court, I was mentally frustrated and genuinely annoyed.

“It amazes me how (India’s) Ramesh Krishnan can play the first game last night and then not' play again until Thursday. It’s a shame as they have two of. the best courts in the world here.” * Masur’s frustration V lingered through the match and he was obvi- ' ously not playing to his best, also partly attributable to a slight groin strain. He also invoked a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct from the chair umpire, Richard Ings, when disputing a line call when 3-1 down in - the third set. His Davis Cup colleague and the sixth seed, Peter Doohan, was also bundled out of the tournament succumbing to the American, Marcel Freeman, 6-3, 6-1, in just 52 minutes. .. Results.— First round: John Frawley (Q) bt Gary Muller (S. Africa), 6-4, 6-4, Kelly Everden (N.Z.), beat Charlton Eagle (N.S.W.), 5-7, 7-5, 6-1. Second round: Marcel Freman (U.S.), beat Peter Doohan (N.S.W.), 6-3, 6-1, Eric Jelen (West Germany), bt Darren Cahill (SA), 6-4, 63, Brod Dyke (SA), bt Wally Massur (ACT.), 7-6, (9-7), 26, 6-3. Doubles, first round: Tom Siegel (U.S.), Des Tyson (NJS.W), bt Peter Doohan (N.S.W.), Sammy Giammalda (U.S.), 6-4, 2-6, 7-6.