NEW YORK — The U.S. Open added extra members of the police, together with undercover officers, on Friday, a day after 4 environmental activists within the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands triggered a 50-minute delay throughout Coco Gauff’s girls’s semifinal victory.

One protester glued his naked ft to the concrete flooring of an higher degree throughout Coco Gauff’s girls’s semifinal victory.

U.S. Tennis Association spokesman Chris Widmaier mentioned there are extra uniformed and undercover law enforcement officials across the entrance gates and on the courts. The event additionally was going to extend the frequency of messages on enviornment videoboards telling spectators how one can contact U.S. Open safety in the event that they see something uncommon.

NYPD and medical personnel eliminated the person whose ft had been caught to the bottom within the Ashe stands. All 4 activists had been taken into police custody.

A bunch known as Extinction Rebellion mentioned it was liable for the protest.

According to Widmaier, the 4 protesters had been informed they aren't allowed to return to the U.S. Open throughout the remainder of the event. He mentioned they might face fines or legal costs if they're discovered on the event grounds.

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