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German tennis star Alexander Zverev was left furious and stopped play after a US Open fan made an Adolf Hitler slur towards him on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred during the world No.12\u2019s five-set victory over Italian sixth-seed Jannik Sinner in the last 16 at the Grand Slam in New York.<\/p>\n
\u2018He just said the most famous Hitler phrase there is. It is unacceptable,\u2019 Zverev told British umpire James Keothavong after hearing the slur from the crowd.<\/p>\n
Keothavong turned around and urged fans inside Arthur Ashe Stadium to be respectful to the players as security were seen kicking out a middle-aged man.<\/p>\n
It is unclear exactly what the spectator said, but Zverev claimed after the match that the person was singing a song associated with the former Nazi Party leader.<\/p>\n
\u2018He started singing the anthem of Hitler that was back in the day,\u2019 Zverev said. \u2018It was \u2018Deutschland \u00fcber alles\u2019 and it was a bit too much.<\/p>\n
\u2018I love when fans are emotional. But I think me being German and not really proud of that history, it\u2019s not really a great thing to do and I think him sitting in one of the front rows, I think a lot of people heard it.<\/p>\n
Video of Zverev telling the umpire someone in the crowd shouted the \u00e2\u0080\u009cmost famous Hitler phrase in history\u00e2\u0080\u009d in match vs. Sinner #USOpen pic.twitter.com\/XlWw7ktqjP<\/p>\n
\u2018So if I just don\u2019t react, I think it\u2019s bad from my side.\u2019<\/p>\n
A spokesperson from the US Tennis Association said: \u2018A disparaging remark was directed towards Zverev. The fan was identified and escorted from the stadium.\u2019<\/p>\n
Zverev ended up beating Sinner in a match which lasted almost five hours and he will next face world No.1 and title holder Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old is looking to lift his maiden Grand Slam title and was a finalist at Flushing Meadows three years ago.<\/p>\n
In the other quarter-finals, American home favourite Taylor Fritz takes on 23-time major champion Novak Djokovic while there is an all-Russian battle between Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev after the latter beat Britain\u2019s Jack Draper.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 10th-seed Frances Tiafoe faces fellow American Ben Shelton for a spot in the last four.<\/p>\n