Three climate protesters bring match between American Coco Gauff and Czech Karolina Muchova to a halt for nearly an hour before they are removed.
Officers remove an environmental protestor who had glued his feet to the floor, delaying the match between Gauff and Muchova during the US Open women's singles semi-finals / Photo: AFP
Climate protesters have halted the US Open women's semi-final between American Coco Gauff and Czech Karolina Muchova for nearly an hour. With Gauff up a set and holding serve to open the second, a disturbance erupted on Thursday in the upper bowl of Arthur Ashe Stadium, the sport's largest venue with a seating capacity of over 23,000.ESPNTwo were removed peacefully, while a third had glued his feet to the cement floor, she added.
He was later freed and seen leaving the stadium in handcuffs. Photographs of the scene showed three protesters wearing shirts with the slogan, 'End Fossil Fuels'. As players looked into the stands, security flooded into the section around where protesters were shouting.Players were escorted off the court by a USTA official and returned for a warm-up 45 minutes later before play resumed.
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