By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday September 7, 2023
Environmental protesters interrupted Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova’s US Open semifinal on Thursday.
With Gauff main 6-4, 1-0, three protesters within the higher part of Arthur Ashe Stadium brought about a raucous. After two had been eliminated, one glued his naked toes to the bottom and it took authorities almost an hour to clear the area, whereas gamers had been ushered off court docket.
He has glued his toes to the bottom. He’s carrying a t-shirt saying “Finish Fossil Fuels”. Now counted 8 NYPD officers on the scene. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/0czrDUBIna
— Molly McElwee (@molly_mcelwee) September 8, 2023
NYPD is now surrounding the one remaining protestor as they try and take away him from his seat within the loge.#USOpen pic.twitter.com/gNkPI0dEHl
— The Tennis Podcast (@TennisPodcast) September 8, 2023
Play lastly resumed fifty minutes after the delay commenced.
