Andy Murray Stops For Haircut During ATP Tour Finals Against Rafael Nadal

Andy Murray was having a struggle with both with his serve and his hair. He gave himself a little spruce during a changeover in the first set, but on the court he found it difficult to improve. 

The British number one, who went on to lose to the Spaniard, plays Stan Wawrinka in his last group match on Friday and can still progress.

Andy Murray stops for haircut during ATP Tour Finals against Rafael Nadal

Murray took the bizarre move after the third game of the first set: he lost 6-4, 6-1 in his second match at these ATP World Tour Finals. He conceded his hair was getting in his eyes, “a little bit, yeah”, but, no, he did not always carry scissors with him.

When asked if “the slightly curious business of cutting your hair” indicated he might be distracted by the Davis Cup final in Ghent at the end of the month, Murray bit.

“I don’t know why such minor things make such a big deal with you guys. I had some hair in my eye and I just wanted to get rid of it. That literally took two seconds. That was it. It was nothing to do with next week or anything to do with the outcome of this match.” Murray is not the first sportsman to have an impromptu haircut while in action. In December 2013, Tom Huddlestone finally ended his two-year run without a goal in Hull’s 6-0 thrashing of Fulham byhaving a clump of hair cut out on the pitch. The England midfielder had made a vow not cut his hair until he scored again.

But the boxer Paulie Malignaggi, who was known for a number of weird and wacky haircuts during his career, went a step further. Having gone into his fight against Lovemore Ndou in 2008 with hair extensions, the American asked trainer Buddy McGirt to intervene when the braided weave obstructed his vision and went on to win the fight on a split

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