Tennis-Ronaldo-inspired crowd chant leaves Murray 'incredibly irritated'


Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 18, 2022 Britain's Andy Murray in action during his first round match against Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili REUTERS/James Gourley

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - For moments during his riveting opening round win on Tuesday at the Australian Open, Andy Murray was under the impression that he was being booed by a section of the crowd at the boisterous John Cain Arena.

The British former world number one made his displeasure clear during his post-match interview on court, only to find out later that a few fans were actually imitating Cristiano Ronaldo's famous "Siuuu!" goal celebration.

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