Roddick also said that not allowing players to have additional bathroom breaks during late-night matches at the Australian Open is “dumb.”

Murray, 35, created ripples in the tennis world as he scripted a sensational comeback to qualify for the third round of the ongoing Australian Open. The Brit beat Kokkinakis, 4-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-3, 7-5, to win the longest match of his career, which ended at 4:05am local time.

This was the veteran’s second consecutive five-setter at this year’s Australian Open. In the opening round, Andy Murray beat Matteo Berrettini, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (10-6), in four hours and 49 minutes to set up the clash with Kokkinakis.

Roddick turned to social media to share his views about Murray being denied an additional bathroom break.

The 2003 US Open winner quote-tweeted the post and wrote:

Roddick also shared his opinion on how Andy Murray should use the next day to recover from his exhausting match. He suggested that the Brit should get massages and not think about practicing.

He made more suggestions for the three-time Grand Slam champion’s recovery schedule, including an ice bath and a 20-minute stationary bike ride.

He also hoped that Murray would get some sympathy from the organizers and that his third-round clash would be scheduled for later in the day.

“You don’t want people taking advantage of the rules, but when you’re sticking on the players at 3 in the morning, there needs to be little bit of leeway” - Andy Murray

After the fourth set of the high-voltage match, Andy Murray was outraged at being denied a bathroom break.

Murray hoped to take an additional bathroom break at the end of the fourth set, given the long duration of the match. However, the chair umpire declined his request, stating Murray had already used up his allocation.

In the post-match press conference, Andy Murray reflected on the situation and expressed his displeasure with the rules regarding bathroom breaks. Interestingly, Murray had criticized Stefanos Tsitsipas for the duration of his bathroom breaks after their first-round encounter at the 2021 US Open.

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