Murray to Rosol: 'Everyone hates you'

When sexist prigs say that so-called "cattiness" is exclusive to the WTA tour, they are conveniently neglecting the ATP's drama king, Lukas Rosol. Last week, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez forsook (or forgot about) a handshake at net after their match in Bucharest—then remembered, only to be snubbed by Rosol. Then, today in Munich, Andy Murray was on the receiving end of the Czech's poor sportsmanship: Rosol actually bumped into the Scot on a changeover during their three-set quarterfinal encounter.

Murray complained to the chair umpire, and had words for Rosol upon taking the court to return serve. "No one likes you on the tour," Murray snapped. "Everyone hates you."

Before that, he mentioned something unintelligible about "every week"—presumably noting that Rosol has a history of run-ins, verbal or otherwise, with a few of his peers. Don't believe me? Here's the clip:

And here's the fleeting physical exchange on the changeover, which led Murray, nonplussed if not outright surprised, to look up to the chair straightaway:

Quite the words from the world No. 3, but also a rather audacious move on the No. 41-ranked Rosol's part.

Murray won the match 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, with Rosol receiving his just desserts by the look of it. Murray then went on to beat Roberto Bautista Agut later that day, due to a backed-up, weather-impacted schedule, and will play Philipp Kohlschreiber in the final. You can see what the two-time Grand Slam champion told members of the press about the incidents after the match over at The Changeover.

Rosol is surely the frontrunner for the non-existent but somehow real Anti-Sportsman of the Year award in men's tennis.

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