Coco Gauff (No. 6 in the WTA ranking) and Karolina Muchova (10th) lived an unusual moment during the semifinals of the US Open 2023. The detail.
Muchova abandoning the Arthur Ashe for the demonstrations. Getty Images
The entire Arthur Ashe Stadium was watching the semifinal match between the American Coco Gauff and the Czech Karolina Muchova. After the 6-4 that the locals won after forty minutes on the court, the tennis players took a break and jumped back into action to start the second half of the match. But something unusual happened.
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After the opening game of the second set, the tennis players began to look towards the stands due to the uproar that came from the public. At the top of the place a group of protesters captured the attention. The individuals, protesting climate change, began chanting “end fossil fuels,” and immediately, security began working to expel them.
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The situation escalated more than planned because the protesters clung to the ground with glue so Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova decided to leave the track until the conditions were resolved to return to play the first semifinal of the US Open 2023. On the other side, Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys will play the second fight for a ticket to the grand final.
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2023-09-08 00:47:00
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