Rafael Nadal hits out at Serbian fans after losing to Novak Djokovic in ATP Cup

World . 1 Rafael Nal was t impressed with Serbian fans at ATP Cup. Spanish tennis star accused Serbian fans of being disrespectful during his match against Serbian ace vak Djokovic. Serbian fans have h a strong presence at ATP Cup, especially during kckout sts.

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Serbian fans misbehaved

During Rafael Nal's match against World . 2 vak Djokovic, Spanish fans were outnumbered by Serbians at Ken Rosewell Arena in Sydney. In first set, Djokovic supporters cheered when Nal me some errors. match umpire Mohamed Lahyani even h to ask crowd to be more respectful towards players.

When vak Djokovic earned himself a double break, leing 5-2, Rafael Nal h an animated exchange with umpire. He n raised a sarcastic thumb towards Serbian fans. That, however, did t diminish support for vak Djokovic and when latter won 6-2, 7-6, re were loud celebration scenes on stand.

During post-match media interaction, Rafael Nal was asked about what he thought about incident involving fans. A frustrated and upset Rafael Nal me his displeasure clear. Rafael Nal said that crowd h been fantastic every single match, but people from some countries did t understand how tennis worked. Rafael Nal even claimed that Serbian fans seem to have confused tennis for football. It led to a rowdy display of celebration every time ir player did well.

Explaining that atmosphere during a tennis match was different from football, Rafael Nal said that crowd should show respect for players on court. He said that that respect was t re from a small group of people, referencing to Serbian fans.

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Spanish tennis ace also anunced that he would t play in doubles match due to tiredness. He said that he h been playing a lot of tennis in past few days and he has decided to sit out match. 

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