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Climate protesters interrupt Italian Open games

Two matches at the Italian Open in Rome were suspended following a protest by climate activists.

The last-16 tie between Madison Keys and Sorana Cirstea was interrupted, along with a doubles match in which Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin were facing Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic.

American Keys was leading 6-2 3-1 when, according to a statement on the Italian Open website,, external two activists wearing orange vests ran on to the court and threw confetti.

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Others glued themselves to the stand before police and firefighters arrived.

The protesters were taken away before the match resumed and Keys beat Romanian Cirstea 6-2 6-1.

There were similar scenes which caused a temporary stoppage to the doubles match on court 12.

 

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