Hamburg European Open: Minute of silence for Uwe Seeler at the Hamburg tennis tournament

Mourning for Uwe Seeler also affected the Hamburg European Open tennis tournament on Thursday.

Hamburg European Open: Minute of silence for Uwe Seeler at the Hamburg tennis tournament

Mourning for Uwe Seeler also affected the Hamburg European Open tennis tournament on Thursday. Spectators, athletes and organizers commemorated the Hamburg football legend with a minute's silence. A photo from 1986 was recorded. On it, tennis lover Seeler could be seen in a doubles match at Hamburg's Rothenbaum with Wimbledon winner Boris Becker at his side. Her opponents in the show match were Becker's ex-manager Ion Tiriac and comedian Otto Waalkes. Seeler, who died on Thursday at the age of 85, was a passionate tennis player.