{"id":2025592,"date":"2023-09-08T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-suck-eco-protesters-hold-up-us-open-match-glue-feet-to-the-floor\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T09:05:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:05:27","slug":"you-suck-eco-protesters-hold-up-us-open-match-glue-feet-to-the-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-suck-eco-protesters-hold-up-us-open-match-glue-feet-to-the-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-protesters disrupt US Open match, immobilize with glue."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyou-suck-eco-protesters-hold-up-us-open-match-glue-feet-to-the-floor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2025592&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Environmental Protesters Disrupt\u200d US Open Semi-Final Match<\/h2>\n<p>In a \u2063bold and attention-grabbing move, three environmental protesters caused a major disruption \u200cduring\u200c a \u2064semi-final match at the US Open. The protesters, one of whom even glued\u200c his bare feet to the floor, halted the match for approximately an hour as they passionately chanted &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-suck-eco-protesters-hold-up-us-open-match-glue-feet-to-the-floor\/\" title=\"Eco-protesters disrupt US Open match, immobilize with glue.\">end fossil \u2063fuels<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The protesters, consisting of two men and one woman, \u200bdonned shirts emblazoned with the words &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">end fossil fuels<\/a>&#8221; and the logo of the extremist group &#8220;Extinction Rebellion.&#8221; Their demonstration took place during the second set of the match between American Coco Gauff and Karol\u00edna Muchov\u00e1 from the Czech Republic. Despite the \u2064interruption, Gauff managed to maintain\u200d her focus and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-leaves-a-trail-of-former-allies-in-his-wake-on-road-to-reelection-in-2024\/\" title=\"Trump's 2024 reelection path leaves former allies behind.\">ultimately emerged victorious<\/a> with a 6-4, 7-5 win.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We are not trying to harm the athletes in any way,&#8221; one of the protesters later clarified. &#8220;We have nothing against the sport, but we are really trying to draw attention to an issue here that \u2062there will\u2063 be no tennis left for anybody in the world to enjoy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the protesters&#8217; actions frustrated Gauff, who questioned why\u200d officials were engaging in negotiations with them. She likened the situation to a &#8220;hostage situation,&#8221; expressing her exasperation. Gauff&#8217;s coach, Brad Gilbert, even \u2063exclaimed, &#8220;This is\u2064 a \u2063joke,&#8221; according to the Daily Mail. The crowd, clearly displeased with the disruption, \u200dbooed the \u200dprotesters and hurled insults as \u2064they were escorted away by the New York Police Department. \u2062However, the crowd also cheered\u2062 for the NYPD upon their arrival.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It was a bit challenging\u200d because, you know, it&#8217;s not like a typical\u200b delay,&#8221; Gauff \u200cshared after the match. &#8220;So we didn&#8217;t know how long it was going to take. We were \u2063talking to the supervisor and security. You know, they could \u2063say it could be\u2062 as quick as\u200b five minutes or as long as an hour. \u2063It was tough to figure out if we \u200bstay \u2062warm or conserve energy.\u200d &#8230; But, you know, it&#8217;s life. It happens. So I just try \u200cmy best\u2064 to keep the \u200bmomentum that I had going \u200bfrom winning \u200cthe first\u200c set and the first game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the disruption, Gauff maintained a level-headed perspective, acknowledging\u200c the\u2064 protesters&#8217; right to express their beliefs. She recognized that their\u2064 demonstration was carried out peacefully and refrained from \u2063harboring\u200b anger towards them.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I always speak about preaching about what you feel and what you believe in,&#8221;\u2064 Gauff continued. &#8220;It was done in\u2064 a peaceful way, so\u200c I can&#8217;t \u2064get too mad at it. Obviously, I don&#8217;t want it to \u200chappen\u200c when I&#8217;m winning, up 6-4, 1-0, and I wanted the momentum to keep going. But hey, if \u200dthat&#8217;s what\u200b they felt they needed to do to \u200cget their voices heard, I can&#8217;t really get upset at it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the disruption was undoubtedly an inconvenience, Muchov\u00e1 expressed her desire to stay\u200b warmed up\u2064 and not simply stand \u2062idle during the delay.\u2062 Gauff, on the other hand, anticipated such an incident,\u2063 as similar disruptions had\u200d occurred\u2064 during the French Open and Wimbledon. She acknowledged that moments like these\u200c are \u2063historically significant, even though she would have preferred it not to happen during her match.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I just was hoping it wasn&#8217;t in my match, and honestly, I thought we made\u2062 it through. &#8230; But it is what it is. I think that, you know, moments like \u200cthis, yeah, are history-defining moments. Like I said, I prefer \u2062it not to happen in my match, but \u2062I wasn&#8217;t pissed at the \u2064protesters. I know the stadium was because it \u200bjust interrupted entertainment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the disruption, the\u200d match continued, and \u200dGauff&#8217;s resilience prevailed. \u2062This incident serves as a reminder that even in the world of sports, important issues can take center stage and demand attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE \u2063TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the US Open semi-final, three environmental protesters, one with glued feet, disrupted the match for an hour. 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