Andy Murray is a declared and proud feminist and he shut down talks about playing in Saudi Arabia very quickly.
There has been a trend going on in the world of sports where athletes are persuaded to hold events in countries which are rich with money but less so with western values. Saudi Arabia has been at the forefront of bringing many high-profile events to the country despite a rather appalling human rights record and questionable policies to women.
Tennis has been one of the sports getting attention lately with Daniil Medvedev winning a 3-million dollar exhibition in 2019. Nadal and Djokovic were set to play in the country in 2018 but it was cancelled after Nadal picked up an injury. Murray? Not interested.
They put on an event in Saudi Arabia a few years ago and I was offered to play there. I know a number of the other guys on the tour were offered to play there. A lot of the top players turned it down. I wouldn't go and play there.
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