Stefanos Tsitsipas mocks himself over toilet break saga

Stefanos Tsitsipas appeared to poke fun at the tension between himself and Andy Murray over their toilet break dispute that defined their US Open clash last summer.

The current World No 5 was heavily criticised for the timing and length of his toilet breaks after the Brit condemned his actions after their tight first-round match at the Flushing Meadows tournament. Following his win over the former British number one, Tsitsipas was subjected to jeering and boos with the American crowd turning on him during his loss to Carlos Alcaraz.

However, the 23-year-old appears to now be mocking the conflict on Instagram. In a video clip posted by tennis tv, his brother Petros is seen taking a while to serve during a doubles win in Monte Carlo. Tsitsipas first tagged his brother before adding another comment, which read:

“I could have gone to the bathroom and back by that time.”

The mockery by Tsitisipas appears to be aimed at Murray, who was left incensed and accused the Athens-born star of ‘cheating’ by taking two long breaks in their match that lasted nearly seven and eight minutes respectively. The controversy did not end there; a month after the US Open had concluded, Tsitsipas claimed he would take fewer bathroom breaks due to the drier climate at Indian Wells.