Haters are still gonna hate and probably call it an excuse. Whatever. Good article here about Rafa suffering through the back problem, but not wanting to retire to give Stan a proper win instead of win via retirement.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spor...1226811580453#
Even Stan said the boos against Rafa were harsh ...
Wawrinka said: "I think it was not that nice (of the crowd), especially for Rafa. We all know that he's a great guy, great player. He's always a really fair player. He always tries his best. He's always fighting.
"The problem for me was not that he's taking a physio, that he left the court. I just wanted to know why, what was the problem, just to know for the rest of the match. It was quite strange that the crowd started to boo him."