Andy Murray forced to change Wimbledon shorts after ball slip

Short changed: Murray experienced the clothing issues at Wimbledon.SNS Group

Scot Andy Murray has been forced to change his shorts after being dogged by a wardrobe malfunction in the Wimbledon tennis tournament.

The 25-year-old twice lost points after a ball slipped out of his pockets during his third-round match against Marcos Baghdatis.

During the contest on Saturday, the first time the point was replayed, but on two subsequent occasions Murray was penalised.

Speaking after the game, Murray said he had the problem about five times. He added: "It felt like it was always about to happen as well. I'm blaming the shorts, it wasn't my fault."

The issue was down to an error in the handmade pockets of the bespoke shorts, sponsor Adidas said, and the Dunblane-born tennis player will now wear a different design for Monday's game.

A spokesman said: "Adidas works closely with Andy on the design of all his tennis kit and we believe the issues he experienced on Saturday were the result of an individual technical error in the handmade pockets of those particular shorts.

"For the remainder of the tournament, Andy will change shorts and wear the Barricade Bermuda short. These are the same shorts worn by all other Adidas-sponsored players and have had no issues whatsoever."

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