It was Alexander Zverev who sounded the alarm during his epic match in the round of 16 of the US Open, won in five sets (6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6 -3) against the Italian Jannik Sinner. During the 4th set, the 26-year-old German approached chair umpire James Keothavong to complain about a spectator. “He just said the most famous Hitler phrase in the world,” the 12th-ranked player in the world told the referee. ” It’s incredible. »
The person in question had just sung a few words from the anthem of Nazi Germany. Keothavong then consulted security officials in an attempt to identify the culprit. Eventually, a man wearing a blue baseball cap was singled out and ordered to leave the compound.
“He began to sing the Hitler anthem of the time – Germany Uber Alles – it was a bit too much,” Zverev said after the game.
“Not really proud of this story”
“He’s been involved in the game for a long time and that doesn’t bother me. I like when the fans are loud, I like when the fans are emotional, but I think as a German I’m not really proud of this story, it’s not really a good thing to do . “And him, sitting in one of the front rows, many people heard him. If I don’t react, I think it’s not good of me,” he said.