Andy Murray is left FUMING at Australian Open umpire for not being allowed a toilet break

Andy Murray was left furious during his Australian Open clash against Thanasi Kokkinakis after being denied a toilet break late in the fourth set in Melbourne as the match moved into the early morning hours.

The former British number 1 bravely rallied from two sets against the home favourite, losing the first two 4-6, 6-7 before winning the third on a tiebreak and the fourth set 6-3 to set up a dramatic decider around 3 in the morning in Australia.

And Murray pulled off an incredible five-setter comeback over Kokkinakis to win 7-5 in the final set in five hours and 45 minutes in one of his biggest wins, with the match ending at 4:06am local time.

But just before the start of the fifth set, Murray was furious with the referee, who had stood his ground when the three-time Grand Slam winner requested to use the bathroom.

Andy Murray outraged at Australian Open after being denied a toilet break

The referee was unmoved by Murray’s outburst, calling his decision “disrespectful”.

Murray was sitting in his chair drinking a bottle of water as he raged at the officer, calling his refusal to let him take a short break “a joke.”

“I mean, do you know something?” Murray told the referee. I respect the rules. It’s disrespectful that the tournament keeps us here until 3, fucking 4 in the morning and we’re not allowed to pee.

“It’s a joke,” he raged. ‘It’s a joke and you know it! It is a lack of respect. It’s disrespectful to you, it’s disrespectful to the players and we’re not allowed to go to the bathroom. Ridiculous.’

The 35-year-old was understandably frustrated after producing an incredible comeback in the early hours of the morning, having played around five hours after his thrilling five-set win over 13th seed Matteo Berretini on Tuesday.

Murray beat the Italian 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7, 7-6 in a gripping contest as the British star continues to look back in the years, and he played equally brave to hold his own against Australian Kokkinakis on Thursday.

Murray said it was “a joke” that players weren’t allowed to use the bathroom as the game continued at around 3am.

It comes after Murray criticized the use of bathroom breaks in major tennis matches when his opponent Stefanos Tsitsipas made a series of frequent and lengthy stops to use the bathroom at the US Open in 2021.

Murray then took to Twitter to mock his opponent after losing to him in five sets in the first round.

‘Fact of the day. Stefanos Tsitipas needed [sic] Twice as long to go to the bathroom as Jeff Bazos [sic] to fly into space. Interesting.’

Murray claimed that Tsitsipas went to the bathroom “for 20 minutes at a time”. Amazon founder Bezos’ flight into space last month from the Texas desert took ten minutes.

It came after Murray’s tirade against Stefanos Tsitsipas for taking a bathroom break at the 2021 US Open.

Tsitsipas left the court for nearly eight minutes against Murray at the US Open

Murray remained irritated Tuesday afternoon when he took to Twitter about Tsitsipas’s delays.

During the match, Murray, 34, was heard snapping at supervisor Gerry Armstrong: ‘What, for 20 minutes at a time? How long do you think it was?

‘In the bathrooms there, what is he doing there? It’s never taken me this long to go to the bathroom when it’s right there.

Murray’s prominent voice in bathroom breaks led to a rule change: the ATP Tour introduced hard limits allowing just one visit per match, for a maximum of three minutes once they enter the facility.

An additional two minutes will be allowed if a change of clothes is requested, and breaks will only be allowed at the end of a set.