French Open Protester Attaches Herself to Net During Semifinals
A protester somehow got onto the court at the French Open during the semifinal match between Casper Ruud and Marian Cilic. The woman managed to attach herself to the net and play had to be halted while security figured out how to get her out.
Here's video of the incident, which happened during the middle of the third set.
A woman attached herself to the net pic.twitter.com/LJYrrYHyN6
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) June 3, 2022
It's remarkable how laid back everyone was. She just seemed to cruise down to the court without anyone jumping to stop here, then once she was in place they seemed to take their sweet time removing her.
The woman wore a shirt that said, "We have 1,028 days left." Apparently she is a climate change activist.
A mad day at #RolandGarros gets even madder as a protester ties themselves to the net during the Cilic & Ruud semi-final, forcing the matchto be suspended. Worrying security breach... (REUTERS) https://t.co/jXkCIIoqUw pic.twitter.com/T3XtsIKa03
— Uche Amako (@UcheAmako) June 3, 2022
Ruud won the match 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 and will face Rafael Nadal in the final on Sunday. But for a moment on Friday, tennis got wild.