David Goffin has slammed ‘disrespect’ from the French Open crowd after claiming a fan spat chewing gum at him.

The Belgian beat Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at Roland Garros on Tuesday.

At one stage, Goffin was seen cupping his ears to the crowd and insists he was justified to do so after being ‘insulted’ throughout the match.

“When you are insulted for three and a half hours, you have to tease the public a little,” Goffin said.

“Clearly, it goes too far, it’s total disrespect. It’s really too much. It’s becoming football, soon there will be smoke bombs, hooligans and there will be fights in the stands.

“It’s starting to become ridiculous. Some people are there more to cause trouble than to create an atmosphere.

“Someone spat out their chewing gum at me. It [the match] was getting complicated. That’s why I wanted to stay calm. If I started to get angry about it, it could have destabilised me.”