«He said the most famous phrase in the world about Hitler. That is not acceptable. "It's incredible," said Zverev, very angry, when he went to the chair umpire to explain what happened.
Minutes later, grand slam security expelled a spectator from Arthur Ashe Stadium, the center court of the US Open and which is the largest tennis venue in the world (with capacity for almost 24.000 people).
In a video broadcast on social networks, just before Zverev is going to serve, a shout from the stands is heard saying "Deutschland über alles" ("Germany above all"), a phrase from the German anthem now removed from the official lyrics and linked especially to the Nazi period.
Zverev defeated Sinner in five sets and after almost five hours of a marathon and exhausting match and will face the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (1), who is the current champion of the tournament, in the quarterfinals. EFE
Spectator expelled from US Open for shouting Nazi chants
Alexander Zverev Photo: si.robi Wikimedia Commons CC Y SA-2.0 via Flickr
He has more ideological and moral awareness than the editors of a Jewish newspaper I know….
I thought the same thing; Anyone would think that it is a fake media managed by Hezbollah or other feverish people.
What I do appreciate is that the site has accepted my legitimate criticism... others... too many... do not accept any disagreement with their editorial lines.
The phrase itself was written by August Heinrich Hoffmann Von Fallersleben (A Liberal) in 1841, not between 1933 and 1945. At that time Germany did not exist and the goal was to unify the different parts into a single nation. Furthermore, if we have to analyze the anthems, 95% of them could be ILLEGALIZED (Examples: The Argentine because it was used in the dictatorship, the Marcha Real because it was used by Franco, La Marseillaise because it was used in French imperialism, the Kimigayo because of the Japanese imperial era – Which was one of great atrocities -, etc.)
Furthermore, it is UNINSTANDABLE why the 2nd stanza is not recognized (Very few hymns mention women, and Fallersleben already recognized her in 1841)