A crowd of late-night fans at Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York successfully pressured security to remove two intoxicated spectators from the stadium during a match between Jakub Mensik and Learner Tien on Sunday morning. The fans had been heckling Mensik, who ultimately lost the five-set match 6-3, 1-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 to American player Tien. Tien thanked the crowd for staying late, crediting them with helping him win the match. The incident highlights ongoing issues with fan behavior at the US Open, where players like Aryna Sabalenka have been disrupted by spectators' actions in previous matches.
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The crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York successfully pressured security into removing two heckling fans who were disrupting a match between Jakub Mensik and Learner Tien on Sunday morning. The fans, one wearing a blue shirt and another wearing a green shirt, were repeatedly going at Mensik during the fourth set of their five-set match. After the crowd began chanting "Kick them out," security removed one fan and the other left voluntarily. Mensik ultimately lost the match to Tien in straight sets, but expressed gratitude towards the supportive crowd. The win marks Tien's first time reaching the Round of 16 at the U.S. Open, where he will face Russian Karen Khachanov next.
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The late-night crowd on Louis Armstrong Stadium did its job in the wee hours on Sunday morning, successfully encouraging the removal of two hecklers.
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crowd → do → hecklers
The fans chanted “Kick them out,” after the hecklers repeatedly went at Jakub Mensik, who stopped play in the fourth set before the ill-behaved pair left the stadium.
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pair → chant → stadium
Security removed one fan in a blue shirt, and another fan in a green shirt left of his own volition.
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Security → remove → volition
The former raised his arms in celebration while being led out.
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former → raise → celebration
The triumphant moment was short-lived for Mensik, who blew a two-set lead to lose to American Learner Tien in a 6-3, 1-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 marathon.
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who → live → marathon
“I want to thank everyone for staying this late,” Tien said after the match.
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Tien → want → match
“I think if this stadium was empty, I’m really not sure if I’d win this match tonight.
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I → think → match
I’m very, very grateful for everyone who stayed tonight.
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who → ’m → everyone
Fan behavior has been an unfortunate story throughout the U.S. Open, with influencers being criticized for creating content during play and world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka getting distracted by the stench of weed during her match.
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Sabalenka → criticize → match
Tien, 20, will face Russian Karen Khachanov in the Round of 16 and has become the youngest American man to reach that feat at the U.S. Open since Andy Roddick in 2002.
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Tien → face → 2002
A win would match his best ever result at a major, as the Irvine, Calif. native made the quarterfinals in Australia earlier this year, becoming the youngest man to do so since 2015.
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native → match → 2015
It’s been an excellent year for Tien, who won his second ATP title in Geneva in May and has ranked as high as 12th in the world.
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who → win → world
With an upset-riddled US Open, the draw is set up well for Tien, who would not face anyone seeded higher than him until at least the semifinal, where No. 1 Alexander Zverev will likely wait.
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Zverev → riddle → semifinal
