Jaume Munar has criticised the “circus” created by French Open crowds and accused them of a “complete lack of respect” in his five-set loss to home favourite Arthur Fils.

The Spaniard fought back from two sets down against 14th seed Fils in their second-round match but ultimately fell 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 0-6 6-4 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.

A raucous French crowd offered passionate support to Fils as he battled through a back injury to seal an epic victory after four hours and 25 minutes.

“I’m going to be very clear on the subject and I’m not going to mince my words,” Munar said in his post-match news conference.

“It’s fine if they encourage the other player, if they shout, I’m used to it. In South America it’s very intense as well.

“But what I consider a complete lack of respect – and here, it happens often – is that they sing non-stop, they interrupt continuously.

“It’s not even a question of emotional or personal impact, it’s simply that play cannot go on as normal.”