Murray charges to Wimbledon final despite Centre Court 'roof' row

British tennis ace Andy Murray had overcome a Centre Court row and beat opponent Jerzy Janowicz 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-3 to set up a Wimbledon final showdown with Serbian star Novak Djokovic on Sunday.

According to the Mirror, tournament referee Andew Jarrett had ordered the match to be suspended at the end of the third set to close the 100 million-pound roof because of bad light at the end of the third set, on the request of the Pole, angering the British No.1.

Although the 29-minute delay came after the Scot, who is in his 13th Grand Slam semi-final, had battled back from a break down to win five consecutive games to take the third set, he managed to beat Janowicz to enter the finals.

As the roof closed amid boos from the crowd following repeated requests from Janowicz, who wears contact lenses and struggles to see in poor light, an angry Murray said that there was 40 to 45 minutes of play left in this light, for which the roof should not be closed.

Stating that the roof had been closed because of the Pole, Murray further said that the move was unfair to him

The World No.2, who returned to win the fourth set in 35 minutes as the match finally finished at 9.37pm under the lights, further said that he felt that as Wimbledon is an outdoor tournament, a player needed to play until it is not possible for him/her to do that any more.

Murray, who reached his second consecutive Wimbledon final as he strives to become the first British winner since Fred Perry in 1936, also said that although the result worked out fine for him at the end, he was justifiably angry like anyone else in his place would have felt.

Admitting that he wanted the roof closed earlier, Janowicz said that he does not care whether Murray was angry or not.

In a hit at Janowicz's attitude, former bad boy of tennis John McEnroe quipped that even though he had played for 15 years, he never managed to win an argument unlike Janowicz, who had his request accepted instantly the first time he set foot on a Wimbledon court.

However, the rules for the use of the roof stated that as the Championship is an outdoor daytime event, in good weather, the roof would only be used if it is too dark to play without it, adding that the referee has ultimate control over the use of the roof and his decision is final.