A fan yelled about Hitler in the middle of the game and made Zverev jump

Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner starred in a match to remember last morning. An epic battle that lasted more than four and a half hours ended in favor of the German 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 and was marred by one of the most regrettable moments in their memory.

The fifth game of the fourth set was underway when, suddenly, the German stopped the match and angrily went to chair umpire James Keothavong. The reason? He heard a Nazi shout in the stands.

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“You just said the most famous Hitler phrase there. This is unacceptablecomplained a visibly furious Zverev who called for action to be taken.

The German pointed to the fan, who was sitting in a stand behind the referee. At first, Keothavong asked fans to be respectful to both players, but a little later, in the next half hour, the fan was recognized by the audience sitting near him, and he was dismissed through security services.

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“A derogatory comment was directed at Alexander Zverev. The fan was identified and escorted out of the stadium.“United States Tennis Association spokesman Chris Widmaier said.

Alexander Zverev will face Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals, where he has a positive balance of 3-2although in the round of 16 in Madrid, this season, he was swept by the Murcian (6-1 and 6-2) at a time when he was still recovering to his level after a serious ankle injury at Roland Garros 2022, where he can alcaraz.