It's not pleasant when the crowd becomes aggressive," admits Rune after incident during his win over Halys
Once again, the Roland-Garros crowd made headlines for the wrong reasons. After the frank remarks from Miomir Kecmanovic and Jaume Munar, Holger Rune spoke out on Friday following his five-set victory over Quentin Halys.
Frustrated after losing his service game at 5-5 in the third set, Rune threw his towel to the side of the court. At that moment, a spectator began heckling him. The Dane, visibly unsettled, demanded the fan’s ejection and got his way.
During the press conference, he elaborated on the incident:
"I threw my towel next to the bin, and the guy started shouting at me aggressively. He reached out his hand. I found it strange because he shouldn’t interact with a player on the court. I told the supervisor I wanted him removed because it made me uncomfortable.
They said they’d review the footage, and I assume they did because I didn’t see him for the rest of the match. It’s not pleasant when the crowd gets aggressive. I didn’t like it.
I respect everyone, and I didn’t do anything wrong. I didn’t even get a warning for it. We’re here to play tennis, and the spectators have a duty to respect us as much as possible.
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