{"id":458491,"date":"2023-09-08T12:20:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T08:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=458491"},"modified":"2023-09-08T11:31:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T07:31:11","slug":"climate-protesters-interrupt-gauff-muchova-semi-final-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/climate-protesters-interrupt-gauff-muchova-semi-final-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate protesters interrupt Gauff &#8211; Muchova semi-final in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Climate protesters interrupted the US Open women&#8217;s semi-final between American Coco Gauff and Czech Karolina Muchova for nearly an hour on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the second set as Gauff was leading 1-0, a disturbance erupted in the upper bowl of Arthur Ashe Stadium. As players looked into the stands, security flooded into the section around where protesters were shouting.<\/p>\n<p>Players were escorted off the court by a USTA official and returned for a warm-up 45 minutes later before play resumed.<\/p>\n<p>Several major sporting events have been targeted by climate groups this year already. &#8216;Just Stop Oil&#8217; protesters interrupted play at Wimbledon in July, releasing orange ticker-tape mixed with jigsaw puzzle pieces during matches.<\/p>\n<p>The USTA later issued a statement confirming four were taken into NYPD custody.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The US Open semifinal was interrupted by climate change protestors, including a man who glued his feet to the ground as a way of protest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FrGqQDsf6f\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/FrGqQDsf6f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Examiners Club. (@examinersclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/examinersclub\/status\/1699981869490548935?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Three of the four protesters were escorted out of the stadium without further incident,&#8221; said the USTA statement. &#8220;The fourth protester affixed their bare feet to the floor of the seating bowl.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Due to the nature of this action, NYPD and medical personnel were needed in order to safely remove this individual from the stadium.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Coco Gauff\u2019s US Open semi-final against Karolina Muchova halted by climate change protestors in the stands. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/usopen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#usopen<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HMhO1P6zGu\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/HMhO1P6zGu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OuiSports (@OuiSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OuiSports\/status\/1699940670775980318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate protesters interrupted the US Open women&#8217;s semi-final between American Coco Gauff and Czech Karolina Muchova for nearly an hour on Thursday. 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