The German tennis team was greeted in Hawaii with the World War II German national anthem during todays matches.
Per Reuters:
German tennis has responded with outrage after the United States Tennis Association made the embarrassing error of playing the Nazi-era version of Germany's national anthem during a Federation Cup tie in Hawaii.
This did not sit well with one of the German players:
"I thought it was the epitome of ignorance, and I've never felt more disrespected in my whole life, let alone in Fed Cup," Germany's Andrea Petkovic was reported as saying, adding that she considered walking off court before the singles match against Alison Riske.
Normally, this would be an embarrassment soothed over by a sincere apology, but these are different days.
German team coach Barbara Ritter said the mistake was "an absolute scandal, a disrespectful incident and inexcusable".
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