{"id":287575,"date":"2023-09-05T07:38:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=287575"},"modified":"2023-09-05T07:38:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:38:53","slug":"zverev-demands-fan-is-removed-from-the-us-open-crowd-amid-hitler-slur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/zverev-demands-fan-is-removed-from-the-us-open-crowd-amid-hitler-slur\/","title":{"rendered":"Zverev demands fan is removed from the US Open crowd amid Hitler slur"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Alexander Zverev stops play to demand fan is removed from the US Open arena over Adolf Hitler slur &#8211; before security escort man out in latest New York crowd embarrassment<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexander Zverev was involved in a feisty US Open match when he heard a man in the crowd say &#8216;the most famous Hitler phrase&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A man was removed by security shortly after in latest fan embarrassment\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alexander Zverev&#8217;s late-night US Open round of 16 match against Jannik Sinner was marred by an alleged racial slur made against the German No 12 seed.<\/p>\n<p>Zverev and Sinner were embroiled in an enthralling fourth-round tie in the early hours of the morning in New York, when the former made a complaint to the umpire about a comment he heard in the seconds before a point.<\/p>\n<p>Microphones courtside heard Zverev &#8211; born in Hamburg &#8211; telling the British umpire James Keothavong that a fan &#8216;said the most famous Hitler phrase to me&#8217;, before adding: &#8216;It&#8217;s unacceptable&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the umpire turned around in his chair to directly address the most expensive courtside seats, asking the culprit to identify himself.<\/p>\n<p>When nobody owned up, Keothavong made an announcement to the whole crowd to respect the players, while security was dispatched into the area to try and remedy the unsavory situation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/05\/75064753-12481237-image-a-23_1693889196096.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Zverev was embroiled in a brilliant match in New York, but it was marred by an off-court comment he heard from a fan in New York<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/05\/75065329-12481237-image-a-24_1693889211111.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jannik Sinner was Zverev&#8217;s opponent for the feisty match, which went on late into the night<\/p>\n<p>Play continued, before cameras then cut back to the stands a few minutes later to show a middle-aged male being spoken to by security and then led out of the arena &#8211; much to the delight of the fans around him.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear exactly what was allegedly said by the man, or if the man pictured by ESPN cameras was the fan alleged to have made the slur.<\/p>\n<p>It is not the first crowd incident at this year&#8217;s US Open, with Daniil Medvedev openly criticizing the supporters&#8217; noise after one of his matches.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thanks to all those who didn&#8217;t yell between my first and second serve,&#8217; he said to the crowd after beating Sebastian Baez.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;However, there was a spectator, maybe he has a girlfriend or a wife who I don&#8217;t know how she will sleep\u2026 He was particularly excited and will spend the night saying Vamos, vamos, vamos, without ever stopping. I&#8217;m sorry for him.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/05\/75065537-12481237-image-a-32_1693889736509.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The crowd in New York have been rowdy throughout the tournament. There is nothing to suggest the men pictured above have been involved in any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/05\/75065541-12481237-image-a-33_1693889739079.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans watch Carlos Alcaraz&#8217;s match against Matteo Arnaldi on Monday afternoon<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, other fans have commented on the &#8216;feral&#8217; atmosphere being offered up &#8211; especially on the Labor Day weekend in the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p>In the match itself on Monday night, Zverev won the first set against his Italian opponent Sinner, who is ranked sixth and headed into the fourth round match as the favorite.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner fought back to level at one-set-all, before Zverev made the most of his opponent&#8217;s injury struggles to take the third set.<\/p>\n<p>When all looked lost for Sinner with 1am approaching in the Big Apple, though, he won the fourth set to force a decider.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/article-12481237\/Alexander-Zverev-stops-play-demand-fan-removed-Open-arena-Adolf-Hitler-slur-security-escort-man-latest-New-York-crowd-embarrassment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Alexander Zverev stops play to demand fan is removed from the US Open arena over Adolf Hitler slur &#8211; 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