Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:02am on 11 Sep 2023,Monday Sports
An Indian-origin man, Sayak Mukhopadhyay, disrupted the US Open tennis match between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova for 50 minutes by gluing his feet to the court in a dramatic climate change protest. Mukhopadhyay was with the group Extinction Rebellion NYC. He stood up shouting slogans before sticking his feet down. He was arrested for trespassing but said it conveyed the message directly. Gauff said she couldn't get too mad since it was peaceful. Mukhopadhyay felt public disruptions are effective communication. He was safely freed by police emergency personnel and charged. The high-profile stunt aimed to spur climate action through public arenas.
