John McEnroe slams French Open crowd 

JOHN Mcenroe came to the defence of Novak Djokovic on Tuesday after the Serb received a hostile reception from the French Open crowd.

Djokovic, 35, was greeted by boos and jeers when he entered Court Philippe-Chatrier prior to his highly anticipated quarter-final match against Rafael Nadal.

It’s the second time he has been booed in this year’s French Open – he received the same treatment during his fourth-round clash with Diego Schwartzman.

But on this occasion McEnroe was quick to come to his defence.

After speculating whether or not the jeers were actually chants when appearing on Eurosport, he said: “Unfortunately this was booing.”

The seven-time Grand Slam winner added: “I think it blows basically is what I think.

“I mean it’s crazy, come on. This guy is a credit to our sport, he comes out on the court, this is one of the greatest matches.

“They may never see – they will probably never see this match again on this court. Come on.”

McEnroe, 63, then went on to condemn the fans for their actions, adding: “No other player has had to deal with more adversity [than Djokovic]. –bbc.com