The semifinal match between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by environmental activists, one who glued his bare feet to the concrete floor.
The U.S. Open semifinal between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands on Thursday night. One protester glued his bare feet to the concrete floor.
Gauff was ahead 6-4, 1-0 when play was halted early in the second set.
Security guards and, later, more than a half-dozen police officers went over to confront the three protesters, who were wearing shirts that read, „End Fossil Fuels.“ Two of the activists were escorted out within several minutes, but it took longer to remove the person who stuck his feet to the ground.
