A climate protester glued his feet to floor and interrupted the U.S. Open semifinal

The U.S. Open semifinal between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was interrupted by a climate protester who glued his feet to the floor, causing a delay of 50 minutes.

The big picture: The incident occurred when a group of three protesters halted the ongoing game, one of whom had glued his bare feet to the concrete stadium floor.
* The protesters wore shirts that read, “End Fossil Fuels.”
* Two of the activists were quickly removed, but the individual with glued feet took longer to handle.

During the delay: Both players took a break during the interruption with Gauff practicing serves and Muchova visited by a trainer.
* The players retreated to the locker room as the delay continued, awaiting the removal of the protester.

Context: This incident is a part of a larger trend of environmental protests taking place at sporting events.
* Two matches at Wimbledon were interrupted by environmental activists who scattered orange confetti onto the court.
* A U.S. Open tune-up tournament also saw fossil fuel protests, resulting in a dozen people being asked to leave.

Impact: The interruption happened during the first evening match, delaying the following semifinal match between Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys.
* The winners of both these matches are expected to play for the women’s singles championship on Saturday.

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