"You're absolutely right about your opinion Andy": Boris Becker, Diego Schwartzman, John Isner among others approve Andy Murray's South American swing opinion
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Andy Murray made the call for the ATP to have a Masters 1000 tournament in South America, gaining support in the tennis world, including backing from John Isner, Diego Schwartzmann, and Boris Becker.
Currently, the Golden Swing comprises four tournaments played in February on clay: Cordoba Open, Argentina Open, Rio Open, and Chile Open. Among them, only the Brazilian tournament is an ATP 500, while the other three are ATP 250 events.
Historically, South America has produced great talents for the Tour, including world No. 1s Guga Kuerten and Marcelo Rios, Grand Slam champions like Guillermo Vilas, Andres Gomez, Gaston Gaudio, and Juan Martin Del Potro, as well as Olympic champions Nicolas Massu and Fernando Gonzalez. Current players like Nicolas Jarry, Francisco Cerundolo, and Sebastian Baez continue to shine.
In the Golden Swing, besides offering fewer ranking points, the timing overlaps with hard court tournaments in Europe and the United States, making it more appealing for players transitioning from the Australian Open to the Sunshine Double without changing surfaces.
Known for the enthusiastic atmosphere, Murray expressed on X (formerly Twitter) that the ATP should consider having a Masters 1000 in that region of the world:
"Unpopular opinion; South America should have its own dedicated swing on the tennis tour with its own masters series. The way the fans support the tournaments there is incredible. Amazing atmospheres and is clearly part of their sporting culture. Vamos @atptour," Murray wrote.
The Argentine former world No. 8, Diego Schwartzmann, expressed his support for Murray and called on the ATP to consider a more significant tournament to attract the world's top players. Boris Becker, John Isner, among others, echoed his sentiment.
"Let @atptour know this Andy! Every year they put us less support. Not just because of how the fans support the tournaments. Also how many players we have and we had on the top as u know. We deserve more than this from atp. Thanks for your words," Schwartzman wrote.
"Why unpopular?!? You’re absolutely right about your opinion Andy! Tennis should go to countries/continents where tennis is booming."
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