Paula Badosa hit out at claims that boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas was booed during his marathon clash with Andy Murray - after she was involved in an awkward incident with the Greek star's dad.
The two clashed in a titanic affair on Thursday, with the game itself having to be paused as it reached the 11pm curfew. After losing the first set, two-time Wimbledon champion Murray roared back to lead 2-1.
There were some boos for the Greek as he took longer to return from a toilet break during the clash - and Badosa has now responded with a snappy quip. She said: "Toilet break? I wasn't there.
"I don't know what happened. I left in that moment, so I don't know what you're talking about right now," she said. Her prickly reponse is just the latest in a long line of incidents in what has been a drama-filled Wimbledon for the Spaniard.
She was involved in an awkward exchange with her Greek partner's father and coach Apostolos. During Thursday’s epic showdown with British star Murray, she was seen glaring at the back of the 55-year-old’s head after he turned to look at her in between points.
The exchange lasted several seconds, with Badosa seemingly unimpressed by Tsitsipas' father. It's been an eventful few days for Badosa, who was forced to pull out of her second-round Wimbledon clash against Marta Kostyuk.
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She had been struggling with a spine injury at the Italian Open earlier this summer. It appeared to be impacting her once again versus Kostyuk, as she stretched her back on a number of occasions.
The Ukrainian had eased to a straight-forward first-leg victory with it taking just 30 minutes before Badosa took a medical time-out ahead of the second. Kostyuk immediately broke her opponent's serve, with Badosa clearly in some discomfort. Her retirement means that Kostyuk progresses to round three, whilst Badosa has confirmed that she will also not be able to play mixed alongside boyfriend Tsitsipas.
"No, no, I won't be able [to play mixed]," she confirmed. "The injury is the same as I have been struggling the past weeks. It's the stress fracture."
She added. "I tried my best to try to play here, but yesterday when I woke up I already, after my first-round match, felt it again. It's a little bit worse. So I will need a few days off and talk to my team and see what I do in the next days and the next weeks."
"First match [Alison Riske-Amritraj] I was pretty happy because I felt okay. After the match I spoke with my team, and I was, like, it wasn't very bad.
“But yesterday, as I said when I woke up, I was worse. Today was worse. I wanted to give it a try in the match, but I think the smartest thing was to stop."
