A group of second world war survivors from the Japanese "Death camps" in the Burmese jungle have united with Andy Murray and have urged US tennis officials to disallow playing whilst it remains "A bit wet".
"For us it was different, being beaten constantly, losing 60% of my bodyweight, having malaria and living on raw snakes and monkeys whilst carving a railway route in a treacherous jungle full of poisonous animals was what you expected at the hands of the Japanese soldiers, but asking poor Andy to play tennis in the damp is a clear abuse of his human rights" said Tony Harrison, a 94 year old veteran of the camps.
"I know what it's like to be wet because when my ship was dive bombed outside Singapore Harbour in 1941 I had to swim five miles to shore in shark infested waters, and to think that Andy might also get a bit wet is a total injustice to the poor chap, especially as it's that drizzle that looks quite light but really soaks you after a few minutes."
It's not only survivors of the Burma death camps that are backing Murray's decision, with Auschwitz survivors also supporting his complaint to the US tennis governing body with the Simon Weisenthal Institute launching its "Just say No to playing tennis in the damp, Andy" campaign.
