A deeply unfortunate mishap, for all involved.

During Opening Ceremonies ahead of the Fed Cup quarterfinal on Saturday, the USTA mistakingly played a Nazi Era version of the German National Anthem. It prompted a strong response from Andrea Petkovic following her match.

“I thought it was the epitome of ignorance, and I’ve never felt more disrespected in my whole life, let alone in Fed Cup, and I’ve played Fed Cup for 13 years now and it is the worst thing that has ever happened to me,”

The team attempted to sing over the outdated version of the anthem as it was being played. Video of the incident:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQtr2kjIrMw

The USTA issued a swift and unreserved apology for the incident, vowing this would never happen again.