Andy Murray told reporters that he had “lost respect” for his opponent Stefanos Tsitsipas after a gamesmanship row during their brilliant but bad-tempered first-round match at the US Open.

Murray performed at an unexpectedly high level on Arthur Ashe Stadium, twice moving a set ahead against the world No 3, before eventually slipping to defeat in 4hr 48min. But the seven-minute bathroom break that Tsitsipas took before the start of the deciding set left him ranting about “cheating” to supervisor Gerry Armstrong and telling the umpire: “It's never once taken me that long to go to the toilet.”

Tstsipas also took a medical time-out at the end of the third set, and delayed play at a crucial moment in the fourth set while he changed his racket. After the match, Murray claimed that Tsitsipas had such a reputation for this sort of gamesmanship that he had discussed the issue with his team as soon as he knew who he would be playing.

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