Climate activists caused a disruption at the Italian Open in Rome, leading to the suspension of two matches.
A protest by climate activists interrupted two matches at the Italian Open in Rome. The last-16 match between Madison Keys and Sorana Cirstea was disrupted, as well as a doubles match involving Santiago Gonzalez, Edouard Roger-Vasselin, Marcelo Arevalo, and Mate Pavic.
During Keys' match, two activists wearing orange vests threw confetti onto the court, leading to a temporary halt. Additionally, some protestors glued themselves to the stands before being removed by authorities.
The disruption was brief, and play resumed with Keys eventually defeating Cirstea 6-2 6-1.
A similar protest caused a temporary stoppage in the doubles match on court 12.
In other tournament news, Naomi Osaka suffered a defeat against China's Zheng Qinwen in the last 16.
Zheng, the Australian Open runner-up, staged a remarkable comeback after being 2-1 down in the first set, winning 6-2 6-3 in one hour and 24 minutes.
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