Andy Murray has labelled tennis star Liam Broady a ‘spanner’ during the pair’s latest social media spat.
The duo are no strangers to an online disagreement, with Murray and Broady having locked horns online several times before.
Their latest exchange focused on a post sent by Broady about a child playing on their tablet during a flight.
Broady said on X: “There’s a kid on this flight with an iPad, watching a tv show in the top left corner of the screen with subtitles on.
All whilst playing a video game on the full screen. Is this me getting old thinking that’s unhealthy for their brain?
Murray, sensing an opportunity to get one over on Broady, replied: “I remember once seeing this kid playing a computer game in the lobby of a hotel in Antwerp on his laptop, headphones on with microphone attached.”
Before finishing off with a subtle dig aimed Broady’s way: “Speaking to his friends whilst using WhatsApp with his free hand. His name was Liam broady and look how he turned out… Spanner.”
Broady did appear to take it in good humour though, responding: “Guilty as charged,” accompanied by a tongue-sticking-out emoji for good measure.
It comes after Broady claimed Murray has ‘five people to wipe your bum’ earlier in the year.
This time the pair were arguing over the breakfast options at the Atlanta Open, with Broady posting: “First match at 10am today so have to warm up at 8:30. Breakfast doesn’t open till 9am? Walked into player area and we’ve got… bagels. Really good for a high standard of tennis and tennis tournament in Atlanta.”
Murray, unimpressed by Broady’s criticisms, replied: “Hope you are okay mate. That sounds terrible. Surprised you hadn’t checked the breakfast situation ahead of time like most professionals would have done.
The online duel continued, with Broady claiming: “You have five people just to wipe your bum for you man. You’ve never checked a situation ahead of time in your life, we are not the same.”
Murray’s next response was short and sweet, with the three-time Grand Slam winner issuing a simple fishing rod emoji – a suggestion Broady had fallen for his bait.
Broady had been in the States for US Open qualifying, but the Brits’ efforts came up short, as he was knocked out in the first round by Otto Virtanen.
Suffering a straight sets defeat to the Finnish player, Broady was downed 7-5 7-6 (9-7).
The main draw for the 2024 US Open gets underway on Monday 26 August.
