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Andy Murray today raged at an umpire and said it was 'so disrespectful' that he was not allowed to go to the toilet during his Australian Open match - despite the game going on for more than five hours.
The international competition has descended into a farce, with the British tennis player also facing heckling from rowdy tennis fans during his match against Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis today.
Murray was furious that the match - the longest the Briton has ever played in his career - ran past 4am local time in Melbourne, Australia.
As he sat down after winning the fourth set, Murray said it was 'a joke' that the Australian Open tournament rules meant the players have not been allowed to take a toilet break - despite the players playing for more than five hours.
'I mean, do you know something,' Murray told the umpire, as he raised his finger. 'I respect the rules. It's so disrespectful that the tournament has us out here until 3, f***ing 4 o'clock in the morning and we're not allowed to take a piss.'
Andy Murray today raged at an umpire and said it was 'so disrespectful' that he was not allowed to go to the toilet during his Australian Open match - despite the game going on for more than five hours
Murray was furious that the match - the longest the Briton has ever played in his career - ran past 4am local time in Melbourne, Australia
Spectators in the crowd show their support during the round two singles match between Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia and Andy Murray
'It's a joke,' Murray added, as the umpire nodded. 'It is a joke and you know it as well. It's disrespectful. It's disrespectful to you, it's disrespectful to the ball children, it's disrespectful to the players. And we're not allowed to go to the toilet. Ridiculous.'
It comes after Novak Djokovic ignored the rules during his match against Roberto Caballes Baena and went to the toilet.
Meanwhile, Australian tennis fans roared whenever Murray lost a point in an attempt to distract the Briton during the match.
But Murray was left unfazed, and won an extraordinary rally where he defended four smashes, with the British player taunting the crowd by raising raising his hand to his ears as he shouted 'What?' - while Kokkinakis smashed his racquet to the ground in anger.
Australian tennis fans roared whenever Murray lost a point in an attempt to distract the Briton during the match. But Murray was left unfazed, and won an extraordinary rally where he defended four smashes, with the British player taunting the crowd by raising raising his hand to his ears as he shouted 'What?' (left) - while Kokkinakis smashed his racquet to the ground in anger (right)
An Australian fan gestures during the second round match between Andy Murray of Great Britain and Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Australian Open today
Australian fans cheer in the stands during the men's singles match between Britain's Andy Murray and Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis in Melbourne today
Murray faced a torrent of abuse from Australian fans during his match against Kokkinakis. Fans took to Twitter to say that the crowd was 'out of control'.
'The crowd in the Kokkinakis/Murray match, needs to shut the f*** up! Some crowd emotion is good, but they're out of control at the moment and are impacting the game,' one fan tweeted.
Another tweeted: 'The crowd at this Kokkinakis/Murray match are f***ing unbearable.'
Meanwhile, Djokovic today demanded that 'drunk' tennis fans who were shouting jibes at him while wearing Where's Wally costumes be kicked out of the Australian
