Game interruption of the political kind at the French Open!
In the 2nd semi-final of the men between Casper Ruud (23/Norway) and Marin Cilic (33/Croatia), a climate activist tied herself to the net in the 3rd set. Her message: “We have 1028 days left.”
The result: the match between the two opponents was interrupted for ten minutes when Ruud was 4-1. Players were even taken to the catacombs.
The lady allowed herself to be carried off the field peacefully following being unhooked from the net. Meanwhile, an abandoned backpack was found at the facility, which was still being examined. So the break lasted a little longer. In the end, Ruud won 3:6, 6:4, 6:2, 6:2 and advanced to the final on Sunday.
In the first semi-final, Olympic champion Alex Zverev from Hamburg missed the final in a bitter way. In an epoch-making match once morest the Spanish clay court giant Rafael Nadal, he had to give up injured when the score was 6:7 (8:10) and 6:6.
After well over three hours of play, he twisted his ankle and was taken to the dressing room in a wheelchair. He said goodbye a little later on crutches to the opponent and the audience.
