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Murray: Del Porto insulted my Mum

Andy Murray claimed opponent Juan Martin Del Potro insulted his mother during his ill-tempered win at the Rome Masters on Monday.

The players exchanged words during an edgy match - some of them seemingly prompted by Del Potro's criticism of Judy Murray's vocal support for her son - and the Scot said in The Times: "I will accept lots of things, but not when someone insults my mum, the nicest person in the world."

Murray will play Stanislas Wawrinka in the second round after Del Potro retired with a back injury in the deciding third set of a game also interrupted by rain.

The Argentinian had just been broken to go 1-0 down in the third when he immediately called for the trainer at the change of ends.

Del Potro was in significant pain and appeared to be close to tears but after five minutes' treatment he admitted defeat.

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