NEW YORK: The US Open was plunged into chaos on Thursday (Friday in Manila) after climate activists disrupted play, forcing a 50-minute stoppage as the tennis showpiece became the latest sporting event to be targeted by protesters.

A protester disrupts the women's singles semifinal match between Coco Gauff of the United States and Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Thursday, September 7, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City (Friday in Manila). AFP PHOTO
A protester disrupts the women's singles semifinal match between Coco Gauff of the United States and Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Thursday, September 7, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City (Friday in Manila). AFP PHOTO

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