For some the game of tennis is the most repetitive of sports. But just 3 days into the US Open Tennis Championships a real live fight broke out in the stands.
The most exciting moment ever, at a tennis match? It seems likely.
The New York Post narrates the unexpected action at the US Open:
The fisticuffs began just after 9 pm, when a female fan complained to a man in his early 20s about his repeated use of the f-word during the first set, a source said.
"He said, 'You've got a problem? Go ahead and hit me,' and she slapped him across the face" the source said.
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