ANDY MURRAY HAS reacted angrily to suggestions that he is a bit of a drama queen, insisting he had to endure eight painkilling injections to play in the French Open.
The world number four, who has a tough Wimbledon opener against Nikolay Davydenko on Tuesday, was none too happy at criticisms from Virginia Wade during second round match at Roland Garros against Jarkko Nieminen.
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The 25-year-old said: “I think eight painkilling injections in your back before the French Open justifies a genuine injury.
“If someone is going to say to me my back injury is not genuine, they can come see my reports from the doctors, they can see the pictures of a needle about eight inches long in my back.
“I’m not accepting criticism any more because it’s not fair.”
John McEnroe, while not as scathing as Wade, suggested that any issues Murray had were a ‘mental’ thing. The Scot denied this.
“A lot of people have suggested that it hasn’t been genuine. But it’s certainly not a mental thing.
“Often when things do start to get better. For a little while you can be over-sensitive in that area and think, ’Oh, is that not right?’ But with my back problem, it’s something that’s there.”
Murray stamps his feet and insists he is not a 'drama queen'
ANDY MURRAY HAS reacted angrily to suggestions that he is a bit of a drama queen, insisting he had to endure eight painkilling injections to play in the French Open.
The world number four, who has a tough Wimbledon opener against Nikolay Davydenko on Tuesday, was none too happy at criticisms from Virginia Wade during second round match at Roland Garros against Jarkko Nieminen.
The 25-year-old said: “I think eight painkilling injections in your back before the French Open justifies a genuine injury.
“If someone is going to say to me my back injury is not genuine, they can come see my reports from the doctors, they can see the pictures of a needle about eight inches long in my back.
“I’m not accepting criticism any more because it’s not fair.”
John McEnroe, while not as scathing as Wade, suggested that any issues Murray had were a ‘mental’ thing. The Scot denied this.
“A lot of people have suggested that it hasn’t been genuine. But it’s certainly not a mental thing.
“Often when things do start to get better. For a little while you can be over-sensitive in that area and think, ’Oh, is that not right?’ But with my back problem, it’s something that’s there.”
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