Much has been made out of Stefanos Tsitsipas and his prolonged toilet breaks. Some argue it's fair some would say it's not however Stefanos Tsitsipas maintains he did not do anything wrong. He said it after the Murray match and upon his US Open exit he said:
“I’m not pretending that everyone loves me. My intentions are not to be loved by everyone. Every person can choose their favourite player, pick a side. Because people don’t know, that’s the thing. All these accusations have been completely false."
Tsitsipas also continued saying he took his break like a normal athlete who just happens to take a little longer than people think he should have done:
“I know all of these things have been against me for no reason. I took my toilet break as a normal athlete. [I] might have taken a bit longer than other athletes. But if there is a rule that says there’s a specific amount of time that you are allowed to take, then I would probably try and follow that.”
Tsitsipas laid out his thoughts carefully finishing off with:
“But I feel like people don’t understand. They are here for the show, they want to watch tennis. They’re very impatient, especially the new generation. They just want to get it done quick. For me the only thing I did is change from wet clothes to dry clothes. Apparently, it’s a huge issue.”