British star Andy Murray has hit back at Virginia Wade after she branded him "a drama queen".
Why would I play-act, asks British number one
British star Andy Murray has hit back at Virginia Wade after she branded him "a drama queen".
Murray struggled with a back problem during his French Open second-round win over Jarkko Nieminen.
It looked, during the early stages, that he would have to pull out but former Wimbledon champion Wade, commentating for British Eurosport, suggested Murray had made too much of the injury before he posted a 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 victory.
Wade said: "I have tremendous sympathy that his back is bad, but I have more sympathy for the other guy as, honestly, you cannot play against someone who is being a drama queen."
Responding to the comments, the Scot said in
The Guardian: "To me that's quite disappointing, to be honest. I know how I felt on the court. I know how bad it was.
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"And then you have people like that who always have to come out and say something controversial when, really, they should be supportive or maybe ask me a question first before commenting on it.
"I've known her since I was a really young kid.
"She has no idea what I was feeling on the court. She doesn't know what was happening 20 minutes before I went out on to the court, what I was feeling, what I was doing.
"It is lonely (on court) but before the match I was there with the guys, talking about what I should do, and then, when I was out on the court, especially the first few sets, I wasn't looking up at anyone or engaging with anything they were saying at all, because I was just so down about how I was feeling.
"And I don't really see what the point would be in play-acting, going down 6-1, 4-2. I don't really see what the point would be in putting yourself in a position where you're about to lose, and stop the match, and then somehow manage to turn it around."
