"Everybody loves them" says Aslan Karatsev on Nadal's support at the Australian Open final

Aslan Karatsev commented on the Australian crowd after countryman Daniil Medvedev was upset by his treatment from fans at the Australian Open.

The Russian offered a new perspective which is quite different from the way Medvedev looked at the matter. Karatsev was very level-headed in his comments which is understandable considering Medvedev made them shortly after losing a very emotional and important match. He said:

“For me, it’s pretty normal. Nadal came back [from injury] after six months, so all the fans wanted to support him. Maybe in that moment, Medvedev was disappointed. He felt it was adding extra pressure against him. But after some period of time he will understand that he was playing against Rafael Nadal. It will be the same if he plays against Roger Federer. Everybody loves them."

Karatsev further said:

“Especially because Rafa was injured and was coming back and playing in the final… It’s not nice when someone’s clapping in between first and second serves. I can understand because it has happened to me also. But you cannot do anything. You cannot tell the fans, ‘come on, support me’. It doesn’t make sense.”