The world quantity 25, who faces China’s Zhang Zhizhen within the first spherical in New York, stated criticism from different gamers was more durable to cope with.
“It is freedom of speech on the finish of the day, folks can have their opinion and might say what they really feel and suppose,” he stated.
“Do I essentially agree with what they’re saying? No, as a result of I used to be within the state of affairs and I do know my fact and that is that I did not know.
“However clearly you need to respect that – it is all a part of being an incredible participant, individuals are going to query you and I do not blame them for that as a result of once we noticed the replay, it was clearly an unlawful shot.
“It’s tough seeing that criticism however being a high athlete you’ll be topic to sure conditions the place you’ll obtain criticism.”
Auger-Aliassime spoke at size with the umpire through the match, arguing the purpose ought to have been his, earlier than ultimately conceding defeat.
Draper stated the state of affairs had been “very tough for Felix as nicely”.
“I assumed he dealt with it with nice maturity and full class,” Draper stated.
“It will have been simple for him to fly off the hook and really feel extraordinarily laborious completed by, which he was on the finish of the day, trying again on the slo-mo – it was an unlawful shot in an enormous level within the match, clearly being match level.
“I do know my fact and that is that in that state of affairs, I actually didn’t know in that second what had occurred.”