Greg Rusedski

Unbeknownst to me, it was Canada Day.

So I'm not sure whether the son intentionally sent it to me or whether I was daft trying to be accepted wearing that.

So that's where the outrage started.

Donald Sutherland, the famous Canadian actor, said to Sampras when I played him in the fourth round, I hope you kick that traitor's ass.

Newspapers picked it up.

I probably shouldn't have played Montreal that year, but that's where my family's from, my sponsors and people helped me out when I was younger.

And they understood when I decided to move and represent Britain, they were fully behind it.

The person who actually sponsored that tournament was one of my sponsors as a kid.

So I felt like I should go back.

I had death threats.

So I had security throughout the whole week as well.

So it was difficult.

And ironically, I was playing my first match on a Monday first match on, I think it was one o'clock and I'm playing one of the guys that grew up in juniors, Michael Joyce, who was a top hundred players coach to Maria shower over the world.

Number one, one of the best in the business.

So I was playing a friend I'd known since 13 years of age, being American and Canadian, you know, how that rivalry works with American Canada.

And so, you know, I lost, I've never been such bad calls in my life.

I was foot faulted.

There was no Hawkeye.

Let's put it, there were some suspicious calls going on that day.

I lost, and Michael gets to the mic afterwards, and I exit the stage left and goes, I've never known an American to be so popular in this country before.