"I wanted Zverev to be aware of his own discomfort," said the woman who had shouted during the Australian Open ceremony.

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Clément Gehl

le 28/01/2025 à 08h04

1 min to read

Open d'Australie Zverev

This Sunday, during the Australian Open trophy ceremony, as Alexander Zverev was about to begin his speech, a woman shouted, "Australia believes Brenda and Olga."

This created a great deal of controversy and discomfort during the speech. Ben Rothenberg, an American tennis journalist, interviewed the woman.

She justified her act: "I'm a real tennis fan, I've been to the Australian Open five times this year.

I love the sport, but I don't like its indifference to important issues.

The question I asked myself was how I could show that I didn't support Zverev.

From my own experience, a lot of people know about domestic violence, even when it's hushed up.

The culture of silence protects men. It protected my father from any consequences.

During the match ball, I decided to go down to the media seats.

I wanted to be close enough to all of you, so that you could hear me.

I wanted Sascha to be aware of his own discomfort, to know that we won't forget, even if he wants to ignore it."