Video: Climate change protester set himself on fire at a Tennis Match
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Protester sets arm on fire, disrupts Laver match
An protester lit the court and his arm on fire during a match at the Laver Cup, briefly delaying the start of the second set between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Diego Schwartzman.
A protester lit the court and his arm on fire during a match at the Laver Cup tennis event Friday, briefly delaying the start of the second set between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Diego Schwartzman at the O2 Arena.
The activist, carrying a lighter and wearing a white T-shirt with a message about private jets, made his way onto the black court and sat down near the net. The person eventually was carried away by security guards.
"It came out of nowhere. ... I never had an incident like this happen on court," Tsitsipas, the runner-up at the 2021 French Open, said afterward. "I hope he's all right."
A climate change activist briefly disrupted a Laver Cup match after setting his arm on fire on the court between sets. EPA/Andy Rain
Tsitsipas spoke to the chair umpire to make sure it would be safe to continue play and asked that a mark left on the court be cleaned up.
"A man accessed the court this afternoon and was promptly removed by security," the Laver Cup said in a statement. "Play was stopped briefly, he has been arrested and the situation is being handled by the police."
Tsitsipas recorded a 6-2, 6-1 victory for Team Europe over Team World's Schwartzman to give his team a 2-0 lead in the competition.
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There have been other instances of high-profile tennis matches being interrupted in recent years, including during the 2009 final at Roland Garros, when a man went up to Federer and tried to put a hat on his head.
At this year's French Open, in June, a protester wearing a T-shirt with the message, "We have 1028 days left," interrupted the men's semifinal between Casper Ruud and 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic by attaching herself to the net with metal wires and glue and kneeling on the court.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Toe Jay Simpson
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My mans said “it seemed like a good idea at first”
Joe Budden
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He wasn’t bout that life for real. I’ve seen a man set himself on fire as a protest. He didn’t even flinch either.
Only the arm. He wasn't committed.
MoveForward
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It seemed like a good idea until that fire touched him, but he found out that he wasn’t bout it.
Be starved for attention and a halfway protestor, crazy climate crehs.
CreepyMcCreeperson
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Did he really think this was going to make a difference?
Cat piss martini
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That look on his face is screaming.
( This shyt is nothing like that monk picture )
( This shyt is nothing like that monk picture )
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What's wrong with mothafukkaz
When will they ever learn?
Keep playin' wit' that fire
And that azz is gettin' burned!!
When will they ever learn?
Keep playin' wit' that fire
And that azz is gettin' burned!!