Daniil Medvedev should not complain about Rafael Nadal support in Australian Open final, says Aslan Karatsev

Aslan Karatsev has said his fellow countryman Daniil Medvedev should not have complained about fans supporting Rafael Nadal during their Australian Open final. Medvedev blew a two-set lead to lose to Nadal in a five-hour epic in Melbourne. Ad/> The majority of the fans on Rod Laver Arena were supporting Nadal in his bid for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title – and Medvedev expressed frustration afterwards at some of the interruptions from the crowd.

Laver CupFederer and Nadal to reunite for Laver Cup in London6 HOURS AGO However, Karatsev says Medvedev should take it on the chin and accept Nadal is always going to be a crowd favourite wherever he plays. “I think for me it’s pretty normal,” said Karatsev ahead of playing in Pune this week. “Nadal has just made his comeback and didn’t play for almost half a year, of course fans will support him.

He’s coming back from injury and the same thing happens if you play against Roger [Federer]. Nadal expects record of 21 to be beaten Djokovic: I'll tell my story in next 10 days “So yeah I know it can be disturbing when fans try to distract you while serving and all, but I think sooner or later Daniil will realise that and move on. “The same thing happened with me but you cannot do anything like telling the fans ‘come on you support me’, that would not make sense.” Karatsev also told Wion Sports: «Of course fans love the Big Three.

I played against Andy Murray in Sydney, all the crowd support was with him. They have done a lot for our sport so it is obvious.» What did Medvedev say? While Medvedev was gracious in defeat, he was clearly frustrated with the crowd on Rod Laver Arena. He accused fans of anti-Russian bias and said in the future he is only going to play for himself,