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0:42Now PlayingClimate protester glues feet to floor during Coco Gauff's US Open match #Shorts
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0:42Now PlayingAmerican tennis star Coco Gauff's second set at the US Open was delayed after climate protesters began yelling from the audience.
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Gauff had an easier time than Sabalenka in the score line Thursday but had to survive a potential momentum-killing delay early in the second set that stretched for 49 minutes when four environmental protesters began yelling from the upper deck. Though police were able to quickly remove three of them, one had glued their feet to the floor, necessitating an entire team of security to handle the disturbance.
Fortunately, neither player seemed too bothered by the delay as both seemed to settle back into the match immediately. Gauff, who has used her platform to advocate for social justice on a variety of issues, said she "definitely" believes that climate change is real and was not upset with the protesters.
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