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Coco Gauff\u2019s semi-final was interrupted by protestors <\/p>\n

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American Coco Gauff said she held no animosity toward the protesters who interrupted her U.S. Open semi-final match against Karolina Muchova on Thursday, though she did think their timing could have been a lot better.<\/p>\n

The sixth seed beat Czech Muchova 6-4 7-5 at Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the championship match at Flushing Meadows for the first time and continue her terrific season.<\/p>\n

After winning the first set and taking the opening game of the second, the match was halted when four protesters began shouting from the stands.<\/p>\n

Three were escorted out of the venue without further incident but a fourth \u201caffixed their bare feet to the floor\u201d of the stadium, the USTA said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was done in a peaceful way, so I can\u2019t get too mad at it,\u201d Gauff said. \u201cObviously I don\u2019t want it to happen when I\u2019m winning up 6-4 1-0, and I wanted the momentum to keep going.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut hey, if that\u2019s what they felt they needed to do to get their voices heard, I can\u2019t really get upset at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old is no stranger to social activism, speaking out at a protest following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man killed in police custody in the United States, three years ago.<\/p>\n

While she said she was not clear on the precise nature of Thursday\u2019s environmental protest, Gauff said she believed that climate change was real and supports \u201cpreaching about what you feel and what you believe in\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWould I prefer it not happening in my match? 100%, yeah,\u201d said Gauff. \u201cI\u2019m not going to sit here and lie. But it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was not the first time this season that activists have interrupted a tennis major, after \u2018Just Stop Oil\u2019 protesters disrupted play at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

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