US Open: Unruly fans sing Nazi songs

Alexander Zverev. Pic/AFP

Alexander Zverev felt he had to react when he heard a fan use language from Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime during his match.

This wasn't the type of heckling that players are prepared to face and trained to ignore. It highlighted a challenge faced by players and the US Open itself as the event draws the biggest crowds in its history: making sure fans are engaged but not disrupting the tennis - and how to respond when they do.

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In the case of Zverev's match, the spectator was sitting in a crowded section close to the court, where many more people besides the 2020 runner-up could hear the offensive words. So Zverev complained to the chair umpire and the man was ejected.

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