Alexander Zverev addressed the judge after the incident. Photo: TheTennisLetter 
Referee James Keothawong appeared to be trying to identify the offender. Photo: TheTennisLetter
“I think he has been involved in the match for a long time. I don't mind, I love it when the fans make noise, I love it when the fans are emotional. But I think I'm German and I'm not particularly proud of this story, and it's not that good, and I think he was sitting in one of the front rows, and I think a lot of people heard that.
< p>“So if I just don't respond, I think it's bad of me. To be honest, it's a loss for him not to witness the last two sets of this match.»
It was reported that former American tennis player and top coach Brad Gilbert helped identify the man, and security took the man in the blue baseball cap. Other fans booed him as he left and cheered for his departure.
The late-night US Open crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, with a capacity of 23,000, is notorious for being excited, but was criticized during the tournament.
Renna Stubbs, a former Australian professional, said shortly after the Zverev incident on Monday that there were fans in the night sessions who were «not good.»
In such a late night @usopen has some fans who are not good! I ❤️ to the fans, but there are a few bad characters at the moment. Last night, a drunk fan who got into a fight with her boyfriend spilled a drink on me. Now we have someone shouting insults at Hitler! What the hell? Come on guys.
— Renna Stubbs 🟦👍🏼 (@rennaestubbs) September 5, 2023
German player Laura Siegemund also spoke out to the Arthur Ashe crowd following her first round loss to Coco Gauff last week.
«They don't had no respect. for me, no respect for the way I played, no respect for the player that I am, they did not respect good tennis,” Siegemund said with tears in his eyes.
Zverev, the former US Open runner-up, beat sixth-place Sinner 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals. The victory earned him an encounter with Carlos Alcaraz, the defending champion and top seed.
Zverev is back at his best after an ankle injury that ruined his 2022 season and traded breaks with Sinner early in the bout before capturing the first set with two aces.
Sinner immediately responded with a strong blow in the next set to increase the score to 3-0 and turned up the heat in the hot Arthur Ashe stadium to thwart Zverev's belated attack.
Sinner then struggled with cramps in both legs in the match. third set. After saving five break points and keeping the score at 2–2, he physically reeled as Zverev fell back in the next four games.
The pendulum continued to swing, with Sinner attacking desperately in the fourth set and Zverev, who was now experiencing his own physical difficulties — breaks under pressure. The distraction caused by a fan ejection may also have played a role.
But an early break in the fifth set gave Zverev the edge and he plucked up the courage to finish the win in four hours and 41 minutes. with a win on the serve.
The match ended at 1:40 a.m., which again raised the question of whether tennis is asking too much of its players.
There is also the issue of fairness here . Alcaraz, who passed the fourth round match with ease about 10 hours ago, had to lie in bed while Zverev sweated and suffered from spasms on the court. It would be amazing if Zverev fell asleep before 4 am.
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