'I respect the rules. It’s a joke, it is a joke and you know it as well” Andy Murray was left fuming after he was denied a chance to go to the toilet in the middle of his five-set marathon against Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Australian Open
The former world No. 1 had battled back from a two-set deficit against Kokkinakis to leave a deciding fifth set between him and victory. In the break before the final frame, Murray requested to use the bathroom, only to be told by the chair umpire that he wasn’t allowed to as he’d already been once in the match. “Do you know something? I respect the rules. It’s a joke, it is a joke and you know it as well,” the 35-year-old said to the umpire.
The Serbian asked to go to the bathroom just five games into his match against Roberto Carballés Baena on Tuesday, but the umpire appeared to not hear Djokovic so could be heard saying “hello” three times to get her attention before Djokovic said: “I’m going to the toilet.” The 21-time grand slam winner ran off the court with the umpire shouting “Novak” after him.
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