Fans only just realising why US Open stars drink PICKLE JUICE after Andy Murray opponent fumes when it wasn’t available
pTENNIS stars regularly swig pickle juice on court#8230; as it helps to stave off cramps./p
pDuring his first round clash with a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/andy-murray/Andy Murray/a, Corentin Moutet fumed at physios for not having any pickle juice to hand./p
figure id=attachment_23725088 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async fetchpriority=high src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/6af88a2d-6522-4aa4-9ead-3601554952f8.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23725088 width=960 height=654 /figcaption class=wp-caption-textCorentin Moutet was upset that no pickle juice was available/figcaptionfigcreditRex/figcredit/figure
figure id=attachment_23725116 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-flushing-neighborhood-queens-borough-841071226.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23725116 width=960 height=689 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditThe Mega Agency/figcredit/figureAndy Murray beat Moutet in straight sets on Monday[/caption]
pTrailing Murray by two sets to love, the flashy Frenchman began to struggle physically./p
pMoutet, 24, a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23697045/andy-murray-us-open-corentin-moutet-injury/endured a nasty fall/a #8211; appearing to hurt his wrist in the process./p
pBut he also seemed to be concerned about potential cramping./p
pThe world No72 was heard berating medical staff when no pickle juice was to hand, blasting: #8220;You had it in Cincinnati and everywhere else but not here?#8221;/p
pWhile it is not to most people#8217;s taste, pickle juice has become popular with athletes #8211; particularly a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/tennis/tennis/a stars./p
pThis is because of its high sodium content #8211; which can thwart potential cramping early./p
pMurray himself has used pickle juice in the past./p
pLast summer the 36-year-old struggled with persistent cramping, before getting on top of the issue./p
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figure id=attachment_23725229 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2022-s7-aflw-round-02-841397831.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23725229 width=960 height=640 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditGetty/figcredit/figurePickle juice has become a regular fixture at many sporting events[/caption]
pFormer world No1 and 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev is also a big proponent of pickle juice./p
pWhile last year#8217;s Flushing Meadows semi-finalist Frances Tiafoe has also found it helpful./p
pFollowing his win over a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/grigor-dimitrov/Grigor Dimitrov/a at the 2019 a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/australian-open/Australian Open/a, the American said: #8220;I had the break, but started to feel my body./p
p#8220;He played a good game to break me. After that, as you asked me, I was trying to stay alive. I was downing pickle juice, having that like Kool-Aid, just trying to get that done./p
p#8220;I#8217;m talking straight up: just downing it. It tasted terrible. I#8217;m feeling terrible right now, man.#8221;/p
pAt the time, Aussie former world No33 John Millman added: #8220;It helps the cramps. There#8217;s a lot of salt in it.#8221;/p
pMurray will return to action later today, when he faces Dimitrov first up on Arthur Ashe Stadium./p
pThe Brit has won eight of his 11 meetings with the Bulgarian, although the two have not met since 2016./p
pDimitrov, 32, famously ended Murray#8217;s Wimbledon title defence in 2014, beating him in straight sets on Centre Court./p
figure id=attachment_23725137 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/8f6bcd19-9e5c-455c-b842-ab8e3c85db4c.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23725137 width=960 height=501 /figcaption class=wp-caption-textDaniil Medvedev has drunk pickle juice in the past/figcaptionfigcreditWWOS.AU/figcredit/figure
figure id=attachment_23725148 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-u-s-open-tennis-841309843.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23725148 width=960 height=672 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditSplash/figcredit/figureFlushing Meadows favourite Frances Tiafoe has also dabbled with pickle juice[/caption]
pDuring his first round clash with a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/andy-murray/Andy Murray/a, Corentin Moutet fumed at physios for not having any pickle juice to hand./p
figure id=attachment_23725088 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async fetchpriority=high src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/6af88a2d-6522-4aa4-9ead-3601554952f8.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23725088 width=960 height=654 /figcaption class=wp-caption-textCorentin Moutet was upset that no pickle juice was available/figcaptionfigcreditRex/figcredit/figure
figure id=attachment_23725116 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-flushing-neighborhood-queens-borough-841071226.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23725116 width=960 height=689 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditThe Mega Agency/figcredit/figureAndy Murray beat Moutet in straight sets on Monday[/caption]
pTrailing Murray by two sets to love, the flashy Frenchman began to struggle physically./p
pMoutet, 24, a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23697045/andy-murray-us-open-corentin-moutet-injury/endured a nasty fall/a #8211; appearing to hurt his wrist in the process./p
pBut he also seemed to be concerned about potential cramping./p
pThe world No72 was heard berating medical staff when no pickle juice was to hand, blasting: #8220;You had it in Cincinnati and everywhere else but not here?#8221;/p
pWhile it is not to most people#8217;s taste, pickle juice has become popular with athletes #8211; particularly a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/tennis/tennis/a stars./p
pThis is because of its high sodium content #8211; which can thwart potential cramping early./p
pMurray himself has used pickle juice in the past./p
pLast summer the 36-year-old struggled with persistent cramping, before getting on top of the issue./p
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figure id=attachment_23725229 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2022-s7-aflw-round-02-841397831.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23725229 width=960 height=640 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditGetty/figcredit/figurePickle juice has become a regular fixture at many sporting events[/caption]
pFormer world No1 and 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev is also a big proponent of pickle juice./p
pWhile last year#8217;s Flushing Meadows semi-finalist Frances Tiafoe has also found it helpful./p
pFollowing his win over a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/grigor-dimitrov/Grigor Dimitrov/a at the 2019 a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/australian-open/Australian Open/a, the American said: #8220;I had the break, but started to feel my body./p
p#8220;He played a good game to break me. After that, as you asked me, I was trying to stay alive. I was downing pickle juice, having that like Kool-Aid, just trying to get that done./p
p#8220;I#8217;m talking straight up: just downing it. It tasted terrible. I#8217;m feeling terrible right now, man.#8221;/p
pAt the time, Aussie former world No33 John Millman added: #8220;It helps the cramps. There#8217;s a lot of salt in it.#8221;/p
pMurray will return to action later today, when he faces Dimitrov first up on Arthur Ashe Stadium./p
pThe Brit has won eight of his 11 meetings with the Bulgarian, although the two have not met since 2016./p
pDimitrov, 32, famously ended Murray#8217;s Wimbledon title defence in 2014, beating him in straight sets on Centre Court./p
figure id=attachment_23725137 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/8f6bcd19-9e5c-455c-b842-ab8e3c85db4c.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23725137 width=960 height=501 /figcaption class=wp-caption-textDaniil Medvedev has drunk pickle juice in the past/figcaptionfigcreditWWOS.AU/figcredit/figure
figure id=attachment_23725148 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-u-s-open-tennis-841309843.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23725148 width=960 height=672 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditSplash/figcredit/figureFlushing Meadows favourite Frances Tiafoe has also dabbled with pickle juice[/caption]