“You can hate me, dislike me. But if it goes against your family or against someone you love, then a line is crossed,” said Zverev. “And that was exceeded in almost every single game here today.” The Austrian Davis Cup history book also says how unfair the audience in Brazil can be: In 1996, the “fans” had Thomas Muster in doubles with spitting, thrown objects and mirror blinding on the side of Udo Plamberger so irritated that he left the field in the fifth set. After the singles it was 1:1, the international match was later rated 4:1 for Brazil.
