‘Pull your heads in’: Aussie tennis fans LASH US tennis fans that jeered and booed Anja Tomljanovic

Australian tennis fans are celebrating their new tennis superstar after Anja Tomljanovic out-lasted American icon Serena Williams at the US Open – but they are not very happy with the US star’s supporters.

Tomljanovic showed incredible mental resilience to shut out the pro-Serena Williams crowd at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York – the largest tennis arena in the world.

The Australian claimed the first set before falling into a 5-1 hole in the second with the 23-time grand slam champion riding momentum and the support from the parochial 23,771 strong crowd.

However the behaviour of the deafening supporters has been called into question by Aussie fans, with Tomljanovic jeered for hitting winners and booed every time she made an error. 

‘The crowd are disgusting. Almost silence and an undertone of boos when Tomljanovic hits a clean winner,’ one tennis fan posted.

‘Wow. U.S Open crowd cheering when Tomljanovic serves a fault. Pull your effing heads in,’ posted another.

A host of tennis fans took to social media to complain about US fans jeering and booing

‘Disgusting. Even when she missed a first serve, snd getting booed for complaining for the noise between serves. Typical American crowd. Lets go Ajla,’ fumed yet another. 

‘Yeah all the rent a crowd are in the stadium. And norm don’t support tennis. It seems to be getting worse each year,’ posted another.  

Other fans were not impressed with the antics of a clearly emotional Williams, either.

US supporters have been booing Williams’ opponents throughout her final US Open campaign

‘Is Serena Williams incessant screaming at the net when she puts a ball away poor sportsmanship? I can’t say publicly what I would want to do to an opponent who does this 

However other fans were quick to point out Australian tennis fans have also tormented international opponents including world No.1  Daniil Medvedev and former No.1 Novak Djokovic. 

‘The Aussie crowd did that to Daniil in the final against Rafa. When he did a fault they would chant double and then make noise when he was tossing the ball up for his second serve. It’s beyond disrespectful to do that to a player,’ a tennis fan said.

‘C’mon people! If this would be the AO, it would be the exact same thing for Serena,’ one fan posted.

‘How many matches have [we] watched with Nick [Kyrgios] singles or Nick doubles when the crowd does exactly the same thing the US folk are doing for Serena,’ said another.

Tomljanovic had to withstand the crowd and a furious fightback from Williams to find the win

Tomljanovic managed to stay in her own bubble and shut out the crowd during the win and was classy in victory, honouring the opponent she had idolised her entire career.

‘I’m feeling really sorry just because I love Serena just as much as you guys do,’ she said.

‘What she has done for me, the sport of tennis is incredible and I never thought I’d have a chance to play her in her last match.

‘I remember watching her as a kid in all those finals. This is a surreal moment for me.’

An emotional Williams thanked her fans and family as she realised that her career was over

Following the match, Serena took the time to thank the crowd along with her family as she broke down in tears at the realisation the ‘fun ride’ had come to an end.

‘You guys were amazing today,’ she said.

‘Thank you everybody who has been by my side all this time, oh my god, literally decades.

‘It all started with my parents. They deserve everything so I am really grateful for them.

‘These are happy tears I guess, I don’t know.

‘And I wouldn’t be Serena if there wasn’t [my sister] Venus, so thank you Venus.’