Andy Murray labelled a ‘crybaby’ by same tennis star who mocked Brit’s privilege
Liam Broady goaded Andy Murray once again by labelling his compatriot a “crybaby” as he watched the Olympian being reduced to tears after his latest doubles win with Dan Evans.
Murray could not stop himself from crying on the court when surviving another big Olympics scare, in what could have been the final match of his career, defeating Belgium’s Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-3 6-7 (8-10) 11-9 after saving two match points.
The 37-year-old, who will call time on his career at the end of the competition, sobbed as he took his seat after Evans’ winning volley set up a clash with American third seeds Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul.
“It’s unbelievably emotional. I mean you’re obviously unbelievably happy and then for whatever reason, I don’t know why it happens, it’s like happy tears,” he said.
“I don’t know why that’s the case but I was really emotional at the end of the match. Obviously I was extremely happy, excited that we managed to get through.”
The image of Murray crying was projected worldwide, with world No. 223 and close friend Broady spotting him on TV and taking to X (formerly known as Twitter) to post a picture of his screen, captioned: “What a cry baby.”
Broady’s post, accompanied by a winking emoji, was made in jest as he and Murray often trade barbs on social media. The pair mock each other in public for fun, highlighted most recently by Broady taking aim at the two-time Wimbledon champion’s privilege at the Olympic village.
Broady had complained on X about the early scheduling of his Atlanta Open first-round clash with Shang Juncheng, writing: “First match at 10am today so have to warm up at 8:30. Breakfast doesn’t open till 9am? Walked into player area and we’ve got… bagels. Really good for a high standard of tennis and tennis tournament in Atlanta.”
His disappointment prompted a sarcastic response from Murray, who replied: “Hope you are ok mate. That sounds terrible. Surprised you hadn’t checked the breakfast situation ahead of time like most professionals would have done.”
