Alexander Zverev temporarily suspended his match on Monday Jannik Sinner faced off in the round of 16 at the US Open. Nazi screams from an audience.
Zverev took Sinner two sets of one and equalized the fourth set in two games. a spectator shouted “Deutschland über alles” (“Germany above all”)A phrase in the German anthem has now been removed from the official lyrics and is specifically associated with the Nazi era.
The German tennis player was preparing to serve, but stopped the match and went straight to the chair referee To convey the seriousness of the audience’s words: “He just said Hitler’s most famous words. This is unacceptable, incredible,” said Zverev, when he went to the referee to explain what had happened.
The chair referee immediately turned to the stands and asked who had said this sentence. minutes later, American tournament security took a spectator out Arthur Ahe Stadium, US Open Center Court and the world’s largest tennis stadium.
In the end, the German tennis player defeated the cramped Jannik Sinner in five sets and almost five hours of play. Zverev prevented Sinner from taking revenge on Alcaraz after an incredible five-and-a-half hour match between the Italians and Spaniards in the quarterfinals of the 2022 US Open. The person who will face Alcaraz in the quarter-finals will be German This edition of the US Open.