(CNN) Daniil Medvedev described some of the Australian Open crowd as having a "low IQ" following his four-set win over home favorite Nick Kyrgios. Medvedev was given a stern test by Kyrgios, eventually winning 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-2, in front of the partisan home support and the Russian was frustrated by the crowd after mistaking cries of Cristiano Ronaldo's 'Siu' celebration with boos"When you get booed between first and second serve, it's not easy, so you just have to stay calm and win the match," he told Jim Courier in his on court interview. Courier, a former Australian Open champion, tried to explain that the crowd was shouting 'Siu' instead of booing. "It's a soccer thing, a football thing," he said. Medvedev replied by telling the crowd he couldn't hear what Courier was saying, imploring the crowd to "show some respect for Jim Courier."

Source: CNN January 20, 2022 23:23 UTC