{"id":37558,"date":"2025-02-28T10:29:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T10:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=37558"},"modified":"2025-02-28T10:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T10:29:10","slug":"andy-murray-advert-banned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/andy-murray-advert-banned\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Murray Advert Banned From Being Aired By Australian Watchdog"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Australian watchdog have pulled Uber Eats’ Andy Murray advert after leaving viewers uneasy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andy Murray Advert Banned in Australia<\/h2>\n

An advert shown on Australian television has been banned after complaints were made that it depicted violent scenes and kidnapping.<\/p>\n

The advertisement campaign run by food delivery service Uber Eats features the now-retired tennis<\/a> legend Andy Murray, who is being chased by a pair of delivery drivers attempting to deliver him to a customer.<\/p>\n

The advert aired in January throughout the course of the Australian Open, but some viewers were left uneasy by the scenes depicted and complained to the Ad Standards Community Panel.<\/p>\n

The three-time Grand Slam champion – who is now part of Novak Djokovic’s coaching team<\/a> – opens the door of his hotel room, and after saying to the delivery drivers that he didn’t order any food, the pair reply ‘we’re here for you’.<\/p>\n

After demanding the five-time Australian Open finalist to ‘get in the bag’, Murray jumps out of his hotel room and slaloms through alleyways before eventually evading the delivery drivers.<\/p>\n

Uber Eats were attempting to highlight the fact they can get ‘anything delivered’ in the commercial, but it will now never be allowed to be shown again on television.<\/p>\n

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Andy Murray starring in this new Uber Eats ad \ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/cmBNvXpPFq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) January 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n