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Three people, wearing T-shirts bearing the words ‘fossil
fuels’ began shouting after the first game of the second set, forcing play to
be stopped.
American teenager Gauff and Czech 10th seed Muchova
initially stayed on the court for about 10 minutes while security tried to deal
with the situation.
The Arthur Ashe crowd at one point began chanting “kick them
out” with the protesters apparently being difficult to shift.
“Are they like talking to them or are they going to remove
them?” Gauff asked chair umpire Alison Hughes and tournament referee Jake
Garner.
She then spoke to her coach, Brad Gilbert, saying “they say
they are negotiating, like it’s a hostage situation. What should I do?”
Both players eventually left the court with Gauff leading
6-4 1-0.
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