Andy Sims, PA, New YorkCoco Gauff had a premonition that climate change protesters would disrupt a match at the US Open. Gauff and Czech 10th seed Muchova initially stayed on the court for about 10 minutes while security tried to deal with the situation. “Are they like talking to them or are they going to remove them?” Gauff asked chair umpire Alison Hughes and tournament referee Jake Garner. Gauff said: “The crazy thing is I told myself this morning there would be a climate change protest in the final. The Czech 10th seed saved a match point on the Gauff serve and five more on her own in the next game.

Source: The Herald September 08, 2023 07:00 UTC