DANIIL MEDVEDEV has been accused of swearing at the Paris Masters crowd after being booed.<br /><br />However, the Russian tennis star has claimed "I was just checking my nails" in response.<br /><br />Medvedev was booed throughout his round of 32 match with Grigor Dimitrov at the Accor Arena on Wednesday.<br /><br />The boos were so intense that the 27-year-old was punished for refusing to play at one point during the match.<br /><br />Following his three-set loss to his Bulgarian opponent, Medvedev was jeered whilst walking off the court.<br /><br />It was at this point that he was caught on camera appearing to gesture towards the crowd.<br /><br />The footage shows Medvedev extending his middle finger as he looks at his hand before waving it in the direction of the fans.<br /><br />His actions were met with more boos and jeers from the crowd as he disappeared down the tunnel.<br /><br />Questioned on the distance whilst he spoke to the media after the defeat, Medvedev refuted the claims.<br /><br />"No, I didn't," he argued. "I just checked my nails, like this. No, it's nothing more than that. Why would I do that to this beautiful crowd in Paris-Bercy?"<br /><br />The world number three is no stranger to playing in front of a hostile crowd.<br /><br />He previously clashed with the crowd at the US Open back in September, calling fans "stupid" and telling them to "shut up" during his second-round match.<br /><br />Medvedev went on to reach the final in New York but was beaten in straight sets by Novak Djokovic.
