Updated On: 08 September, 2023 09:11 AM IST | New York | AP
This wasn’t the type of heckling that players are prepared to face and trained to ignore

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.