A person ran on to the courtroom in London’s O2 Arena and set his arm on hearth on Friday to protest using non-public jets in Britain, briefly halting the Laver Cup assembly between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Diego Schwartzman.
Security personnel acted rapidly to pull the person off the courtroom earlier than play resumed following a fast verify of the floor which was not broken through the weird incident.
British media reported that the protestor was a member of the End UK Private Jets group, which claims “carbon emissions in 2022 are genocide.”
Tsitsipas went on to win the match 6-2 6-1 to present Team Europe a 2-0 lead over the Rest Of The World within the competitors after Casper Ruud had earlier overwhelmed Jack Sock 6-4 5-7 10-7.
Swiss nice Roger Federer is because of take to the courtroom later within the day for the ultimate match of his profession, with the 41-year-old partnering his nice rival Rafa Nadal to face the American duo of Sock and Frances Tiafoe.