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Protestors interrupt US Open semi-final

American teenager Coco Gauff won in a semi-final disrupted by climate protesters

American teenager Coco Gauff reached her first US Open singles final by beating Karolina Muchova in a semi-final disrupted by climate protesters.

Gauff wrapped up a 6-4 7-5 win over Muchova and will face second seed Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday's final.

Four protesters chanting for the end of fossil fuels had interrupted the Gauff-Muchova match for 49 minutes.

One man glued his feet to the floor on Arthur Ashe Stadium with some chants of "kick them out" towards the protesters.

´óÏó´«Ã½ tennis correspondent Russell Fuller and former tennis player Annabel Croft were watching and explain the situation to Sport Today’s Isaac Fanin and the impact it would have had on the players.

Image: Coco Gauff of the United States leaves the court after protesters interrupt her Women's Singles semi-final match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic on Day Eleven of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2023 in the Flushing neighbourhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

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