Britain’s Jacob Fearnley overcame a heckler to secure the first US Open main-draw win of his career.
Fearnley, 24, beat 7-5 6-2 5-7 6-4 Spoanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut overnight despite being put off by a rowdy fan behind the baseline, who was initially supporting him before loudly switching to root for Bautista Agut.
“I wanted to say something,” Fearnley admitted. “He switched quick. It wasn’t abuse, just confusing and extremely loud. He didn’t say a nice thing after that.”
