Jeering and heckling are increasingly commonplace, even at grand slams, as spectators try to influence matchesMidway through the first week of the US Open a couple of years ago, Jiri Leheckas attempts to find his form were disrupted by incessant taunting from a spectator close by. There was a guy who sat just behind my bench on a smaller court, court 4, and he was talking to me basically for the first three sets, like nonstop, Lehecka says. He was talking to me like: You cant do it. You are tire...
They disturb the game: how betting fans are taking over tennis courts
The Guardian - 4 Sep 2026 11:08
Jeering and heckling are increasingly commonplace, even at grand slams, as spectators try to influence matchesMidway through the first week of the US Open a couple of years ago, Jiri Leheckas attempts to find his form were disrupted by incessant taunting from a spectator close by. There was a guy who sat just behind my bench on a smaller court, court 4, and he was talking to me basically for the first three sets, like nonstop, Lehecka says. He was talking to me like: You cant do it. You are tire...
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