Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has released a hilarious video in which British Tennis star Andy Murray appears in front of camera in what is being shown as a 'reality show'. Fraser McKnight, who 'plays Murray' reveals that none of what the fans get to see on television is true but the tennis stars are actually actors and they work hard behind the scenes and also on their personality to make sure that everything appears real.
In what is clearly a scripted video, Novak Djokovic can also be seen ripping his T-shirt. The producers of the show can be seen discussing the possibility of bringing Roger Federer back from retirement to win the next generation of tennis fans. "Silly you for believing any player could win 24 Grand Slams and 40 ATP Masters 1000 titles," the ATP said while referring to Djokovic, suggesting it is an actor who plays him too.
However, it is Murray who was given the best lines on the show.
"I think that's what people don't realise. The players, the matches, it's all scripted," he says in the video.
"We usually get our storylines at the start of the year and we just try to make everything look natural. Let’s face it, people are stupid, so they’ll buy anything," he adds.
Take a look at the viral video here:
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Meanwhile, Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna who recently became the oldest man ever to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era when he claimed the Australian Open Men's Doubles title also shared the video. "This is Brilliant," he wrote along with the video on X (formerly Twitter).
As far as the men's singles of the Australian Open 2024 is concerned, it was a first-time Grand Slam winner Jannik Sinner who went on to achieve glory, by becoming the first Italian to claim the title. He beat his Russian opponent Daniil Medvedev in a five-setter summit clash.