Police officers escort a barefooted protester from the stands during a match between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova in the women’s singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in New York.
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Police officers escort a barefooted protester from the stands during a match between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova in the women’s singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in New York.
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NEW YORK — The U.S. Open semifinal between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by four environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands on Thursday night. One protester glued his bare feet to the concrete floor.
Gauff, who went on to win 6-4, 7-5, 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.
Security guards and, later, more than a half-dozen police officers went over to confront the protesters, who were wearing shirts that read, “End Fossil Fuels.”
The U.S. Tennis Association said three of the…
