‘Painful stuff’ – Andy Murray responds to Australian Open fans’ ‘boos’.. but were they actually doing Ronaldo’s ‘Siu’?

ANDY MURRAY hit out to Australian Open fans seemingly booing him despite his marathon victory.

But it is thought the supporters were actually imitating Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘siu’ celebration in a bizarre twist.

GettyAndy Murray thought he was being booed by sections of the fans at the Australian Open[/caption]

GettyThe rowdy fans may have actually been shouting ‘siu’ – the Cristiano Ronaldo celebration noise[/caption]

Murray, 34, was physically and mentally drained after his four-hour five-set battle with Nikoloz Basilashvili.

He eventually beat the No21 seed 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-7 6-4 to secure his first win at the tournament since 2017.

So when he heard the boo-like noises during his on-court interview, Murray said: “Painful stuff there. Those guys.”

But while social media exploded, blasting the classless rowdy fans, others responded by suggesting for some strange reason they were shouting ‘siu’ rather than booing.

The noise, heard throughout the match, was made famous by the Manchester United forward.

After scoring, he regularly jumps up, rotates in mid-air and lands shouting ‘siu’ as the Old Trafford crowd joins in.

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Either way, it did not go down well with confused fans watching on telly.

One said: “The people shouting that embarrassing ‘Siuuuu’ Ronaldo noise when Murray is doing his on-court interview should be banned for idiocy.”

Another wrote: “They’re doing that stupid Cristiano Ronaldo ‘suuuiiii’ thing. It’s cringey, but it’s not booing. Seems like we’ll be hearing it a lot this tournament.”

A third added: “Regardless what it is, Andy Murray thought it was boos, the commentary team thought it was boos so it might have well have been boos given the negative impact on Andy Murray.”

And a final user simply commented: “Clearly Murray isn’t a United fan.”

The noises were heard again when Aussie Nick Kyrgios was in action next on the raucous John Cain Arena – although his opponent, Brit Liam Broady, appeared to be on the receiving end of genuine boos from the Melbourne faithful.

One commentator said: “It’s probably not just water some of the spectators are on.”

GettyMurray came through the marathon match, winning in five sets across four hours[/caption]

ReutersThe Brit acknowledged the widespread support from the John Cain Arena[/caption]