Murray: Del Potro insulted my mum

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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 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."

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.

The tide had turned for the world number 17 after he had taken the first set 7-5, losing the second 6-4 and then going behind in the third before injury struck.

It was not the best of matches with rain forcing the players off court after just 13 minutes with the score at 1-1.

When they returned Murray was warned for uttering an audible obscenity and in the next the Scot and Del Potro then exchanged words about their respective behaviour.

The tennis was not up to much either with Murray broken three times and his opponent twice as Del Potro forged ahead 7-5 in the first set. The first six games of the second went with serve before Murray claimed the crucial break.

He was immediately broken back but overcame the Del Potro serve once again and closed out the set 6-4. A third successive service break put him ahead in the third before injury struck.