Emergency workers had to free the man’s feet from the floor of the seating bowl at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.
. The statement says three of the protesters were led out of the stadium, but a fourth had glued his feet to the floor of the seating bowl of Arthur Ashe Stadium.Gauff was leading the second set, 1-0, when the protest occurred and eventually won, 6-4, 7-5. She will play Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the women’s final on Saturday.
“I always speak about preaching about what you feel and what you believe in. It was done in a peaceful way, so I can’t get too mad at it. Obviously I don’t want it to happen when I’m winning up 6-4, 1-0, and I wanted the momentum to keep going,” Gauff said. “But hey, if that’s what they felt they needed to do to get their voices heard, I can’t really get upset at it.”
The protesters were wearing shirts that read “End Fossil Fuels.” The statement says all four protesters were taken into custody by police.If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. By browsing this site, we may share your information with our social media partners in accordance with our
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