Andy Murray shared a tweet criticizing Stefanos Tsitsipas’ long bathroom break.
Tennis star Andy Murray is once again in the news for not the right reasons. He made headlines not only for the match in which he lost on Monday but also because of some scathing remarks against his rival Stefanos Tsitsipas. Mr Murray did not look too happy to lose to the world number one in the men’s singles first round match of the 2021 US Open tennis tournament. 3 tennis players. He tweeted about the long toilet break Mr Tsitsipas took during the five-set match. Mr. Murray wrote on Twitter: “Truth of the day. It takes Jeff Bazos twice as long to go to the bathroom as it takes Stefanos Tsitsipas to go to space. Interesting.”
fact of the day. It takes Jeff Bazos to go to space twice as long as it takes Stefanos Tsitsipas to go to the bathroom. Interesting. ???? ????
— andy murray (@andy_murray) 31 August 2021
Mr. Murray looked quite disappointed during the match, when Mr. Sitipas took two long breaks of about seven minutes at the end of the second and fourth sets. Mr. Sitipas also took a medical timeout for a leg injury. after the match, Mr. Murray told the media“It’s just disappointing because I think it affected the outcome of the match.”
Another player, Alexander Zverev, had similar complaints against Mr. Tsitsipas. Mr. Zverev said that while the rules allow such breaks, It’s rarely taken to such extremes.
While he expressed his displeasure, Mr Murray’s tweet did not go down well with many Twitter users. John Dimabayo commented, “Come on, Andy… isn’t there an appropriate place to raise these complaints and start a conversation about rules regarding timeouts and breaks?”
Come on Andy, I’m a fan and I don’t approve of Steph’s outright gamesmanship, but it’s getting too small. Isn’t there an appropriate place to raise these complaints and start a conversation about the rules for timeouts and breaks?
— John Dimabio ????? (@julius_john) 31 August 2021
A Twitter page called Hustler Tennis also said, “You’re better than this Andy, such a lousy statement.”
You are better than this Andy, such a lousy statement https://t.co/thMhjvQIAB
— Hustler Tennis (@HustlerTennis) 31 August 2021
Dr. Zafaris Petlas commented on Mr. Murray’s long bathroom break in the 2012 US Open final, saying, “Andy seems to have double standards. One rule for him and another for everyone.”
@Andy Murray Let’s not forget that again in the 2012 US Open final, he also took a long ‘bathroom’ break in his final victory against Djokovic. Seems like Andy has double standards. One rule for him and another for everyone 😉 #tsitsipashttps://t.co/BgiFw8ZItN
— Dr. Zafiris Petlas (@DrPetalas) 31 August 2021
Some users even laughed at this. Sports journalist James Gray wrote, “Andy Murray’s return to Twitter over the past four months has been a great value. This could be a momentous moment.”
Andy Murray’s return to Twitter over the past four months has been very significant.
This could be an important moment.#US Open#shots firedhttps://t.co/NJ7QJImbxf
— James Gray (@jamesgraysport) 31 August 2021
DailyMail player Mike Dickinson tweeted: “He’s slept on it…and doubled down.”
He slept on it… and doubled. https://t.co/lSCMiIrsLc
— Mike Dixon (@Mike_Dickson_DM) 31 August 2021
However, there were some who liked Mr. Murray’s witty style. American writer Neil McMahon commented, “You must love Andy Murray’s dry Scottish wit.”
You must love Andy Murray’s Dry Scottish Wisdom. https://t.co/htDrG94MaO
— Neil McMahon (@NeilMcMahon) September 1, 2021
Another user said, “Love Andy Murray… great match and tennis.”
Love @Andy Murray ???? ???? – Fantastic matches and tennis. https://t.co/Fsr5bhrUMt
– Pro. Devi Sridhar (@devisridhar) September 1, 2021
Sportswriter Joe Krishnan put a quirky twist to Mr. Sitsipas’ name and changed it to “Stephenos Sitssonthetoiletandletstimepass”.
Stefanos Sitsun Toilet and Late TimePass
— Joe Krishnan (@joe Krishnan) 31 August 2021
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