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German anthem gaffe leaves Andrea Petkovic in tears
Updated On: 13 February, 2017 08:32 AM IST | | AFP
<p>Andrea Petkovic says she has 'never felt so disrespected' after a gaffe involving the German national anthem during their Saturday's Fed Cup tie against the United States</p>

Andrea Petkovic
Los Angeles: Andrea Petkovic says she has 'never felt so disrespected' after a gaffe involving the German national anthem during their Saturday's Fed Cup tie against the United States.
An American soloist sang an old version of the German anthem which leads off with a stanza considered overtly nationalist — "Deutschland, Deutschland ueber alles" — a reference to German supremacy. Singing that version is a major 'no-no' in Germany, because of its strong links to the Nazi era.
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