Heckling fans ejected as star refuses to play

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British subordinate Cameron Norrie faced an uphill task successful defeating Constant Lestienne successful 4 sets astatine the Australian Open.

On apical of having to statesman the lucifer astatine 10pm, which yet finished astatine 1:28am, Norrie was fixed a steadfast dose of maltreatment from a raucous assemblage of astir 100 radical connected Court 13.

A fewer English supporters yelled "you're conscionable a s--t Andy Murray" portion besides chanting "Lestienne's going home" to the French star.

Security had to intervene and fans were ejected aft the archetypal set, but the heckling didn't halt there.

One Aussie spectator shouted astatine Norrie successful the 4th set: "Come on, Cameron, you're the satellite No. 12. Show the c--t."

Lestienne grew much frustrated arsenic the lucifer went connected and was fixed a clip usurpation by the umpire and past refused to play a point, which led to adjacent much heckling.

"This is each a spot awkward with spectators heckling Lestienne aft helium refused to play," BBC commentator David Law said.

"Lestienne's irritation is determination for each to see, helium is jabbering distant astatine the umpire, and I don't deliberation helium wants to beryllium retired there.

"Somebody successful the assemblage has conscionable shouted 'Come connected mate, we've waited each time for this'. The locals are not happy. Lestienne is fuming and his atrocious temper is astir to get worse."

During the adjacent break, fans erstwhile again targeted Lestienne arsenic they chanted "Constant's going home".

While the Frenchman couldn't fell his frustration, Norrie was much laid backmost erstwhile asked astir the interruption from the crowd.

"In the archetypal acceptable determination was a batch of English fans actually," Norrie said.

"They had the shot chants going, which was bully amusive and past evidently they get kicked out. I could inactive perceive them successful the 2nd set, similar implicit determination determination (at different court).

"It's large evidently connected 1 of the extracurricular courts for them to enactment around, support, ticker and make an atmosphere, particularly playing truthful precocious with it being acold and everything."

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