Andy Murray called a 'cry baby' as former doubles partner suffers backlash online for Olympics message
Andy Murray has been called a 'cry baby' by Liam Broady online following his recent win at the Olympics
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Andy Murray has been jokingly called a 'cry baby' by Liam Broady after he cried following his victory at the Olympics on Tuesday.
The 37-year-old and Dan Evans produced another brilliant showing to see off Belgian duo Joran Vliegen and Sander Gille, with a super tie-break needed to get the job done.
After the victory, Murray was emotional.
The Briton cried as he celebrated, with the veteran able to prolong his career for at least one more match - having confirmed he'd walk away from tennis before the games started.
Andy Murray has been called a 'cry baby' by Liam Broady online following his recent win at the Olympics
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Broady and Murray have a playful relationship, with the pair often firing shots at each other on social media.
And Broady said 'what a cry baby' while accompanying his message with an emoji to show he was making the comments in jest.
Former tennis player Andy Roddick replied, with the American saying: "He must have missed breakfast."
Broady retorted: "Only bagels in Paris."
What a cry baby. 😏 pic.twitter.com/pmnZWBBO0w
— Liam Broady (@Liambroady) July 31, 2024
Not everybody seemed to understand that Broady's message was a joke, however.
One user said: "I think you actually might think you’re clever or funny, but you’re just making people hate you more."
Broady replied to that tweet with three laughing emojis.
Another said: "I guess you have to compete in an Olympics to know what that's like. Big boys, including Sir Andy Murray, do cry!"
Yet Broady, who represented Team GB at the last Olympics in Tokyo three years ago, sarcastically responded by saying: "I guess I can only imaging what the [sic] would feel like."
Murray was asked about his tears after his win on Tuesday.
And the former world No 1 admitted they were tears of joy, saying: "Obviously it’s unbelievably emotional.
“You’re obviously unbelievably happy and then, I don’t know why it happens, it’s like happy tears. I was really emotional at the end of the match.
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“Obviously extremely happy, excited that we managed to get through and another amazing finish so it takes a lot out of you that sort of stuff.
"I’m glad we get a day off tomorrow.”
He continued: "We were very lucky in the first match and today we weren't.
“The margins are so fine, we need to perform at a really high level in a couple of days’ time to go through.
Andy Murray and Liam Broady have a playful relationship online
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“And you build confidence by winning matches like that and I think your opponents see that, that you’re coming back when you’re behind and that builds belief.
“But you can’t have that mentality of ‘Oh this is just going to happen now.’ We need to be switched on for the next one and let’s see what happens in a couple of days.”