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It is not the first time that Medvedev has taken a swipe at the crowd Down Under in the last two weeks alone.

In his post-match press conference, he embarked upon a long monologue in which he suggested that it is his nationality which turns people against him.

“Before Rafa serves even in the fifth set, there would be somebody, and I would even be surprised, like one guy screaming, C’mon, Daniil,” he explained.

“A thousand people would be like: ‘Shush’, That sound. Before my serve, I didn’t hear it. It’s disappointing. It’s disrespectful, it’s disappointing. I’m not sure after 30 years I’m going to want to play tennis.

“I think nationality plays a key. I can definitely see when you play somebody from the other country, they would go for them and not for the Russian.”