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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.<\/b><\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
“But what I consider a complete lack of respect – and here, it happens often – is that they sing non-stop, they interrupt continuously.<\/p>\n
“It’s not even a question of emotional or personal impact, it’s simply that play cannot go on as normal.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n