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New York:<\/strong> The US Open semi-final between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed early in the second set because of a disruption by environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands on Thursday night (Friday AEST).<\/p>\n

Gauff was ahead 6-4, 1-0 when play was halted for 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

Tournament referee Jake Garner came out onto the court, while security headed toward where the protesters were. They were wearing shirts that read, \u201cEnd Fossil Fuels.\u201d At least one person glued their shoes to the ground, making it harder to be removed.<\/p>\n

At least two protesters were taken away. Later, more than six police officers arrived \u2013 greeted by cheers from fans near the section where the disruption happened.<\/p>\n

Spectators were asked to move away to clear a path for the police.<\/p>\n

Gauff sat on her sideline bench, eating fruit out of a plastic container, before then getting some tennis balls and hitting a few practice serves. Muchova was briefly visited by a trainer during the interruption.<\/p>\n

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A protester glued his feet to the ground at Arthur Ashe Stadium.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Twitter<\/cite><\/p>\n

Eventually, both players headed toward the locker room as the delay continued. Gauff sat on a treadmill, a towel draped over her lap, while chatting with members of her team.<\/p>\n

It is the latest in a recent series of protests at sporting events \u2013 and tennis, in particular \u2013 related to the use of fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

At Wimbledon in July, two matches were interrupted when environmental activists jumped out of the stands at Court 18 and scattered orange confetti on the grass.<\/p>\n

At a US Open tune-up tournament in Washington last month, about a dozen people were asked to leave the site after chanting and displaying signs protesting the use of fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

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