Alexander Zverev requested for a spectator who heckled him over home abuse allegations to be kicked out of his Munich Open quarter-final.
The German primary seed was serving at 5-5 within the second set towards Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor when the fan shouted: “Let’s go, you wifebeater.”
Zverev spoke to chair umpire Fergus Murphy and could possibly be heard saying “Fergus, please kick him out”.
It isn’t clear if the spectator was ejected from the stadium.
In January, Zverev was heckled by a spectator throughout the Australian Open males’s singles trophy ceremony.
As he stepped as much as obtain his runners-up trophy, a spectator loudly shouted: “Australia believes Olya and Brenda.”
The 27-year-old was accused of violence by his former girlfriend Olya Sharypova in 2020 and of home abuse in 2023 by Brenda Patea, with whom he has a toddler.
Zverev has repeatedly denied each units of allegations and a Berlin courtroom case introduced by Patea was discontinued final yr.
Zverev gained the match on Friday towards Griekspoor 6-7(6) 7-6(3) 6-4. He’ll face Hungary’s Fabian Marozsan within the semi-final on Saturday.
