Coco Gauff’s semifinal match at the U.S. Open suffered a lengthy delay when three environmental protesters, wearing shirts that read “end fossil fuels,” stood up and begin chanting, interrupting the match. Two were removed quietly but another, who had glued his feet to the floor, had refused to leave.
Coco Gauff’s US Open semi-final against Karolina Muchova halted by climate change protestors in the stands. #usopen pic.twitter.com/qded3qEYBN
— Matt Majendie (@mattmajendie) September 8, 2023
Gauff was dumbfounded. She went over and spoke with her team and could be heard asking if she could leave the court. The answer, for that moment, was “No.”
“They’re on the phone negotiating,” she was overheard saying. “It’s like a hostage situation.”
Gauff and her opponent Karolina Muchova were later allowed to leave the court and collect themselves.
Broadcasters Chrissy Evert and Cliff Drysdale were left to fill the time,...
Coco Gauff’s US Open semi-final against Karolina Muchova halted by climate change protestors in the stands. #usopen pic.twitter.com/qded3qEYBN
— Matt Majendie (@mattmajendie) September 8, 2023
Gauff was dumbfounded. She went over and spoke with her team and could be heard asking if she could leave the court. The answer, for that moment, was “No.”
“They’re on the phone negotiating,” she was overheard saying. “It’s like a hostage situation.”
Gauff and her opponent Karolina Muchova were later allowed to leave the court and collect themselves.
Broadcasters Chrissy Evert and Cliff Drysdale were left to fill the time,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Wimbledon announced a new policy for its 2019 tournament to prevent marathon matches such as this year’s epic six-hour-plus semifinal duel between John Isner and Kevin Anderson.
There will now be a final-set tie-break that will only kick in when the score reaches 12-12, the All England Lawn Tennis Club said in a statement on its website Friday.
The decision comes in the wake of Isner and Anderson’s seemingly never-ending six-hour-36-minute match last June. Isner also holds the record for the longest professional tennis match in history when he defeated Nicolas Mahut in a total of 11 hours and 5 minutes of play over the course of three days at the 2010 Wimbledon.
Also Read: Tennis Fans Erupt Over Serena Williams' Penalty-Filled Us Open Final Loss to Naomi Osaka
Aeltc announces introduction of final set tie-break for The Championships 2019: https://t.co/r0uPDEABn5#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/PHsgliAwTF...
There will now be a final-set tie-break that will only kick in when the score reaches 12-12, the All England Lawn Tennis Club said in a statement on its website Friday.
The decision comes in the wake of Isner and Anderson’s seemingly never-ending six-hour-36-minute match last June. Isner also holds the record for the longest professional tennis match in history when he defeated Nicolas Mahut in a total of 11 hours and 5 minutes of play over the course of three days at the 2010 Wimbledon.
Also Read: Tennis Fans Erupt Over Serena Williams' Penalty-Filled Us Open Final Loss to Naomi Osaka
Aeltc announces introduction of final set tie-break for The Championships 2019: https://t.co/r0uPDEABn5#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/PHsgliAwTF...
- 10/19/2018
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
The first ball will be served at the All England Tennis Club in London to mark the beginning of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships on Monday, July 2.
Ahead of the start of the only Grand Slam played on grass, TheWrap spoke with ESPN tennis analyst and former U.S. Open doubles champion Cliff Drysdale on what to watch for and who’s hot going into the historic tournament.
“This year, I think — as usual — the men’s event is going to be a lot more predictable than the women’s,” Drysdale told TheWrap. “The women’s event is going to be really wide open depending on how Serena Williams is feeling and how well she is playing. If she is recovered from her effort in Paris and is in good physical shape, then I still put her as the favorite to win Wimbledon.”
Also Read: Serena Williams Narrates New Doc on Cultural,...
Ahead of the start of the only Grand Slam played on grass, TheWrap spoke with ESPN tennis analyst and former U.S. Open doubles champion Cliff Drysdale on what to watch for and who’s hot going into the historic tournament.
“This year, I think — as usual — the men’s event is going to be a lot more predictable than the women’s,” Drysdale told TheWrap. “The women’s event is going to be really wide open depending on how Serena Williams is feeling and how well she is playing. If she is recovered from her effort in Paris and is in good physical shape, then I still put her as the favorite to win Wimbledon.”
Also Read: Serena Williams Narrates New Doc on Cultural,...
- 6/30/2018
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
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