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Indian Wells: Andy Murray says players need to respect officials

Andy Murray believes players need to be more careful about how they speak to officials and that tennis could learn a lot from rugby about the issue.

Murray's second-round opponent at Indian Wells on Friday is Andrey Rublev, who was disqualified in Dubai last week for unsportsmanlike conduct.

The world number five screamed in the face of a line judge following a disputed call in the final set of his semi-final with Alexander Bublik.

"All of us players - and I think I've been guilty of it myself - we need to be a little bit careful of the way that we speak to officials and treat officials," Murray said.