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☆ The Met Gala announces the 2024 theme ‘Sleeping Beauties’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute has revealed details of its 2024 spring exhibition, which serves as the inspiration for the theme of the accompanying Met Gala. “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” will be presented at the Costume Institute in New York from May 10 through September 2, 2024, pulling rare “masterworks” from the Institute’s archive for museumgoers to experience in a new, imaginative way, according to a press release. Nick Knight/Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art“When an item of clothing enters our collection, its status is changed irrevocably. Hippolyte Petit/BFA.com; Courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of ArtGarments too fragile to be dressed on mannequins will be displayed instead as the titular “sleeping beauties,” appearing in coffin-like glass displays with microscopes available to observe their deterioration up close, according to the Institute. But how will celebrities interpret a more abstract, nuanced theme on the Met Gala’s red carpet — especially one that focuses on garments that one can no longer wear?

Persons: Karl Lagerfeld’s, Madeleine Vionnet, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, Alexander McQueen, Charles Frederick Worth, Nick Knight, ”, Andrew Bolton, Hippolyte Petit, Karolina Kurkova’s Marchesa, Blake, Ralph Lauren Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Museum, Art’s, Costume Institute, Met, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dior's, Metropolitan Museum of, Institute Locations: New York, Worth

Russia is sending Ukrainian prisoners of war to the front lines of their homeland to fight on Moscow's side in the war, the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported. The news agency said Tuesday the soldiers swore allegiance to Russia when they joined the battalion, which entered service last month. The Institute for the Study of War in Washington said there have been previous reports of Ukrainian POWs being asked to “volunteer” for the battalion. Earlier this year, Russian media reported about 70 Ukrainian POWs joined the battalion. Given the location of the unit, Hird said she expected the Ukrainian POWs would be deployed to the front lines in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Persons: ”, Yulia Gorbunova, Nick Reynolds, Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Karolina Hird, ” Hird, Hird, Reynolds Organizations: RIA Novosti, Associated Press, Ukrainian, Russian Defense Ministry, AP, Human Rights Watch, Land Warfare, Royal United Services Institute Locations: Russia, Russian, Geneva, Ukraine, London, Washington, Moscow, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, russia, ukraine

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Jessica Pegula finished round-robin singles play at the WTA Finals with a 3-0 record a year after going 0-3 at the season-ending championship, heading to the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Maria Sakkari on Thursday night. The fifth-seeded Pegula extended her overall winning streak to eight matches, including a title at the Korean Open last month. The 29-year-old American has won all six sets she's played in Cancun so far and will play in the semifinals on Saturday. Sabalenka won that matchup in January for her first Grand Slam title. Sabalenka was ahead 5-1 in the first set Thursday when play was being delayed because of a storm.

Persons: — Jessica Pegula, Maria Sakkari, Pegula, she's, ” Pegula, ” Sakkari, Karolina Muchova, “, Coco Gauff, Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Marketa Vondrousova, Iga Swiatek, ___ Organizations: WTA, Korean, American, Sabalenka, U.S, Wimbledon Locations: CANCUN, Mexico, Cancun

BERLIN—A Star of David crudely daubed on the doors of Jewish homes in Berlin. An Orthodox Jewish man punched in the face on a London bus. Threatening letters sent to a prominent Jewish politician in France. Across Europe, where centuries of pogroms and the Holocaust nearly wiped out Jews, those who remain have taken a double blow. The first is the grief and shock from the Hamas attack on Israel that shattered an assumption that at least there, Jews were safe from the kinds of attacks that mark their history in Europe.

Persons: David, Berlin . Organizations: BERLIN Locations: Berlin, France, Europe, Israel

☆ WTA Finals: How to watch and everything you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —After a season filled with absorbing storylines, the top players on tour will converge at the WTA Finals this week with the year-end No. After reaching at least the semifinals in every grand slam and winning the Australian Open, Sabalenka is currently the world No. 1 and will be joined by Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová, US Open champion Coco Gauff, French Open champion Świątek, Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur, Elena Rybakina and US star Jessica Pegula. In one group Sabalenka, Rybakina, Pegula and Sakkari will face each other while Swiatek, Gauff, Jabeur and Vondrousova will play each other in the other. Sabalenka defeated Rybakina in the Australian Open earlier this year, while Rybakina exacted her revenge in the Indian Wells final.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Świątek, Markéta Vondroušová, Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, Swiatek, Emmanuel Wong, Muchová, Greece’s Maria Sakkari, Vondrousova, Sabalenka, Rybakina, “ I’m, ” Gauff, ” Coco Gauff, Gauff, Elise Mertens, Storm Hunter, Veronika Kudermetova Organizations: CNN, WTA, Tennis, Tennis Channel, Amazon Prime, Wimbledon, Świątek, Getty, Indian Wells, “ Locations: USA, Ireland, French, Indian, Cancun, Mexico, Guadalajara

☆ WTA Finals: Records, history and the evolution of showpiece event of women’s tennis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —By pitting the world’s best players against each other every year, the WTA Finals have been a celebration of women’s tennis for over half a century. The end-of-year championship sees the eight top-ranked singles players and eight top-ranked doubles pairings battle it out to be crowned the ultimate champions of the year. In 1973, after a meeting with more than 60 other players, King founded the WTA – a new tour uniting all of women’s professional tennis. Mark Foley/APWith women’s tennis entering a new, more prosperous era, the WTA Finals returned for a second year. This year’s WTA Finals begin on October 29, with the final taking place on November 5.

Persons: Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, King, Bobby Riggs, ” Chris Evert, Mark Foley, Evert, Serena Williams, Julian Finney, Monica Seles ’, Gabriela Sabatini, Caroline Garcia, Aryna Sabalenka, Markéta Vondroušová, Coco Gauff, Iga Świątek, Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, Muchová, Greece’s Maria Sakkari, Aryna, Sarah Stier, Gauff, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Margaret Court, Virginia Wade Organizations: CNN, WTA, Virginia Slims, American, women’s, Garden, Apple, Getty, Guadalajara, Wimbledon Locations: Boca Raton , Florida, “, Los Angeles, New York’s, Oakland, Spain, Turkey, Singapore, Cancun , Mexico, Mexico, French

☆ Muchova withdraws from WTA Finals, to be replaced by Sakkari
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Czech Muchova was the eighth player to qualify for the season-ending tournament after reaching the Cincinnati final and the U.S. Open semi-final round, losing to American Coco Gauff on both occasions. "Together with the team and doctors we tried everything till the last moment to resolve my wrist injury," Muchova said in a statement. "Unfortunately, the time needed for the recovery is longer than we would've hoped for and therefore I had to make this unpleasant decision." As a result, the ninth-ranked Sakkari will feature in her third straight WTA Finals at this year's event, which starts on Sunday, after reaching the semi-finals a year ago. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; editing by Clare FallonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Karolina Muchova, Coco Gauff, Mike Segar, Maria Sakkari, Czech Muchova, Muchova, Amy Tennery, Clare Fallon Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, WTA, Cincinnati, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Czech, Cancun, Greece, New York

☆ Polish Election Upends Right-Wing Ruling Party
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Thomas Grove | Karolina Jeznach | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Poles Are Voting in What Could Be Europe’s Biggest Election This Year
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Thomas Grove | Karolina Jeznach | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WARSAW—Poles are set to head to the voting booths Sunday in what is likely to be Europe’s most important election this year—one in which a smaller upstart party has pulled the debate to the right by questioning how much longer Poland can throw its full support behind its neighbor Ukraine.

Locations: WARSAW, Poland, Ukraine

☆ Bitter Electoral Contest in Poland Reflects Stresses of War on Its Doorstep
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Thomas Grove | Karolina Jeznach | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Poland's toxic politics is splitting the country in two, one family at a time
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“We always end up talking about politics,” Karolina says with an exaggerated weariness. An increasingly toxic politics has polluted kitchens and dining rooms in every region of the country. But the negativity of the country’s politics – arguments echoed each hour on state TV, which is almost always turned on – has worn her down, she says. The efforts sparked years of legal challenges, protests and international confrontations – and hardened the Polish public. Asked whether Polish politics is more divided than they remember it, three generations of this family explode in agreement.

Persons: Karolina, “, – Stella, Patrycja, – Stella’s, Stanisława –, ” Karolina, ”, Stanisława, Stella Martynowska, Rob Picheta, PiS, –, ” Stella, Rob Picheta “, “ That’s, Stella, billows, Piotr Buras, ” Women’s, Donald Tusk, patsy, Tusk, Lech Walesa, Poland’s, Jarosław Kaczyński, ” “, ” Jacek Kucharczyk, Ewa Majewska, I’m, Igor Konior, Konior, Wanda, … I’m, ” Lucyna, Aleksandra Lukasiewicz, Lukasiewicz, “ It’s, “ We’re, ” Aleksandra Lukasiewicz, they’re, they’ve, Michal, I’ll, gesturing, ” Patrycja Organizations: Poland CNN, Soviet, Justice, CNN, European Council, Foreign Relations, Civic Coalition, Warsaw’s Institute of Public Affairs, Tusk’s Civic Coalition, PiS, Union Locations: Warsaw, Poland, Rob Picheta Poland, Polish, Hungary, Russia, Western Europe, Brussels, Berlin, Lublin, “, Rotterdam, Łódź, Bonita

☆ Role of women in society at stake in Polish election
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"PiS doesn't respect women," Magdalena Bojko, a 36-year-old office worker, said during an opposition rally this month. Some surveys show the mainstream opposition could form a majority government even if PiS is in first place. Activists say that's in part because women are scared of having children following a handful of cases when pregnant women died of sepsis in hospitals as doctors waited for the fetus' heart to stop beating. "Women in Poland are terrified." "The opposition says the biggest problem for women is the lack of access to abortion.

Persons: Kacper, Agata, Magdalena Bojko, PiS, Anna Materska, Antonina Lewandowska, Anna Giszczak, Karolina Kowalewska, Agnieszka Pikulicka, Justyna Pawlak, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Law and Justice, Foundation, Civic Coalition, Reuters, Political, Warsaw University, Foundation for Women, Thomson Locations: Europe, Warsaw, Poland

☆ Poland’s Culture Wars Snare Oscar-Nominated Director Agnieszka Holland
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Karolina Jeznach | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Greece to tap into undocumented migrants to curb labour squeeze
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A migrant stands in the Mavrovouni camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, November 25, 2021. The new proposal would look at allowing the 300,000 migrants estimated already to be living illegally in Greece to work in some sectors, Migration Minister Dimitris Kairidis told state broadcaster ERT. "We need to see what to do with the population that is already in our country, without creating further magnets for others to come illegally," Kairidis said. Kairidis is expected to formally outline the initiative at a cabinet meeting next month, a migration ministry official told Reuters. Agriculture Minister Lefteris Avgenakis said he was in talks with the migration ministry to tackle this problem.

Persons: Louiza, Dimitris Kairidis, Kairidis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Lefteris Avgenakis, Avgenakis, Karolina Tagaris, Angeliki, Peter Graff 私 Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Migration, ERT, Reuters, Agriculture Locations: Lesbos, Greece, East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Albania, Bangladesh, India, Egypt

☆ WTA roundup: Russian teen wins opener at Guangzhou
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Shnaider won six straight games in the first set and came back from a 2-0 hole in the second set to win in 75 minutes. Denmark's Clara Tauson eliminated Fruhvirtova 6-2, 7-6 (6). In other second-round matches, Martina Trevisan upset 15th-seeded Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-2 in an all-Italian matchup, and seventh-seeded Veronika Kudermetova of Russia downed Canada's Eugenie Bouchard 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4. Colombia's Emiliana Arango knocked out 11th-seeded Russian Anastasia Potapova 6-4, 6-3, and Italy's Camila Giorgi defeated Egypt's Mayar Sherif, the No. 14 seed, 7-5, 6-3.

Persons: Maria Sakkari, Russia's Diana Shnaider, Carl Recine, Diana Shnaider, Claire Liu, Shnaider, Liu's, Linda Fruhvirtova, Denmark's Clara Tauson, Magda Linette, Jodie Burrage, Minnen, Harriet Dart of, Akron Hailey, Karolina Pliskova, Baptiste, Pliskova, Martina Trevisan, Jasmine Paolini, Veronika Kudermetova, Canada's Eugenie Bouchard, Victoria, Caroline Dolehide, Emma Navarro, Sofia Kenin, Sachia Vickery, Colombia's Emiliana Arango, Anastasia Potapova, Italy's Camila Giorgi, Egypt's Mayar Sherif Organizations: Melbourne, Guangzhou, Harriet Dart of Great Britain, Guadalajara, Akron, D.C, WTA, Victoria Azarenka, Thomson Locations: Melbourne, Australia, China, Czech Republic, Poland, Britain, Spain, Belgium, Harriet Dart of Great, Akron Hailey Baptiste, Washington, Guadalajara, Mexico, Russia, Belarus, United States

☆ WTA roundup: Ashlyn Krueger wins 1st title at Japan Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] FILE PHOTO:Aug 6, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Camila Giorgi (ITA) hits a forehand against Ashlyn Krueger (USA) (not pictured) in second round qualifying play at IGA Stadium. 123 in the world, Krueger, 19, entered the week without a main-draw win on hard court this year and had never advanced past a quarterfinal of a WTA event. Krueger had the edge in aces, 7-3, and never had to save a break point in the 96-minute match. She broke Zhu on her first service game of the match, and Zhu was 1-for-2 in saving break points. "I think I was very aggressive today, playing a lot of really aggressive tennis and using my serve," said Krueger, who recorded 28 winners to 13 for her opponent.

Persons: Camila Giorgi, Ashlyn Krueger, Eric Bolte, Ashlyn Krueger didn't, Zhu Lin, Krueger, China's Zhu, Zhu, Grace Min, Elise Mertens, Yanina, Mertens, Jasmine Paolini, Louisa Chirico, Karolina Pliskova, Ena Shibahara, Sloane Stephens, Ann Li, Canada's Leylah Fernandez breezed, Asia Muhammad, Taylor Townsend, Hailey Baptiste, Eugenie Bouchard of Canada, Dayana, Martina Trevisan, Cristina Bucsa Organizations: IGA, Japan, WTA, Dallas, United, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Osaka, Guadalajara, Mexico, Ukraine, United States, Italy, Czech, Japan, U.S, Asia, Alycia, Spain, Belarus

☆ Libya Says Four Members of Greek Rescue Team Killed in Road Accident
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

CAIRO (Reuters) - Four members of a Greek rescue team en route to the flood-ravaged city of Derna and three members of a Libyan family were killed in a road accident on Sunday, the health minister for the Libyan eastern government said. Fifteen of the Greek rescue team were injured, including seven in a critical condition, Othman Abduljaleel told a televised news conference. Two of the Libyan family were also critical, he said. The Greek foreign ministry was not immediately available to comment on Abduljaleel's statement regarding the killing of four Greeks. According to a diplomatic source, the Greek rescue team had 16 members plus three interpreters.

Persons: Othman Abduljaleel, Hatem Maher, Muhammad Al Gebaly, Karolina Tagaris, Christina Fincher, Conor Humphries Organizations: Greek Armed Forces Locations: CAIRO, Derna, Libyan, Benghazi

☆ Libya says four members of Greek rescue team killed in road accident
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

CAIRO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Four members of a Greek rescue team en route to the flood-ravaged city of Derna and three members of a Libyan family were killed in a road accident on Sunday, the health minister for the Libyan eastern government said. Fifteen of the Greek rescue team were injured, including seven in a critical condition, Othman Abduljaleel told a televised news conference. Two of the Libyan family were also critical, he said. The Greek foreign ministry was not immediately available to comment on Abduljaleel's statement regarding the killing of four Greeks. According to a diplomatic source, the Greek rescue team had 16 members plus three interpreters.

Persons: Othman Abduljaleel, Hatem Maher, Muhammad Al Gebaly, Karolina Tagaris, Christina Fincher, Conor Humphries Organizations: Greek Armed Forces, Thomson Locations: CAIRO, Derna, Libyan, Benghazi

Swedbank estimates the current shortfall for Heimstaden Bostad could be roughly 30 billion crowns ($2.7 billion). Sweden's financial regulator launched an inquiry into why and how Alecta had invested $4.5 billion in the property giant, in the first place. "If interest rates continue to rise and it's coupled with unemployment, that's what we are afraid of." With interest rates still climbing, analysts such as Marcus Gustavsson of Danske Bank, believe the worst is not yet over. "With rising interest rates, that funny money has turned into real money and it is painful."

Persons: Heimstaden Bostad, Alecta, Christian Dreyer, Karolina Ekholm, Heimstaden's Dreyer, we're, Dreyer, Niklas Wykman, Heimstaden, David Perez, Marcus Gustavsson, Andreas Cervenka, Sweden, Simon Johnson, Johan Ahlander, Greta Rosen Fondahn, Chiara Elisei, John O'Donnell, Hugh Lawson Organizations: International Monetary Fund, GOVT, Sweden's, Financial, Reuters, SBB, Danske Bank, Thomson Locations: STOCKHOLM, Nordic, Stockholm, Berlin, Sweden, Heimstaden, Germany, Gdansk, London

CNN —A famed Russian conductor allowed climate protesters who disrupted a performance at a classical music festival in Switzerland to address the crowd, despite grumbling from some members of the audience. Following their brief intervention the two activists then left the stage, according to a press release from Renovate Switzerland. Renovate Switzerland later thanked Jurowski for his support in a post on X, and festival director Michael Haefliger also released a statement on social media. “We very much regret that yesterday’s concert was unexpectedly interrupted by two climate activists from Renovate Switzerland. Climate protesters are increasingly targeting high-profile events in order to raise awareness of environmental issues.

Persons: Vladimir Jurowski, “, Jurowski, ” Jurowski, ”, Anthony, I’ll, Michael Haefliger, Coco Gauff, Karolína, Gauff, couldn’t “, I’m Organizations: CNN, Bavarian State Opera, Bavarian, Opera Locations: Russian, Switzerland, Lucerne

☆ Factbox: U.S. Open women's singles champion Coco Gauff
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

CAREER TO DATE* A former world number one junior, Gauff started her professional career on the ITF circuit in 2018. * Reached the fourth round of the Australian Open in 2020 and cracked the top 50 in the world for the first time. Gauff also reached the U.S. Open women's doubles final with McNally. * Lost to Iga Swiatek in the French Open final in 2022. * Gauff claimed the biggest title to date of her career at the Cincinnati Open in 2023.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Mike Segar, Laura Siegemund, Mirra, Elise Mertens, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Ostapenko, Karolina Muchova, Serena, Venus Williams, Gauff, Simona Halep, Caty McNally, Barbora Krejcikova, McNally, Jessica Pegula, Sloane Stephens, Aadi Nair, Toby Davis Organizations: Belarus, Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS, Belarusian Aryna, U.S, United States WTA, ITF, WTA, Wimbledon, Parma, Cincinnati, Washington D.C, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Belarusian, Germany, Russia, Belgium, Denmark, Latvia, Czech Republic, Linz, Washington, Bengaluru

The roads to the U.S. Open final have been different for Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka. Sabalenka won her first five matches without dropping a set. Sabalenka’s 2023 U.S. Open campaign was nearly over when Keys then went up 4-2 in the second set. But Sabalenka fought back, forcing and winning a tiebreaker, then winning the third set also in a tiebreaker. The rest of the second set was close after play resumed, but Gauff went on to win it by 7-5, advancing to the final.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Gauff, Sabalenka, Madison Keys, Keys, ” Sabalenka, Laura Siegemund, Elise Mertens, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Ostapenko, Karolina Muchova, Arthur Ashe, ” Gauff, I’m, ” Organizations: U.S, Madison Locations: Czech Republic

☆ Coco Gauff vs Aryna Sabalenka: How to watch the US Open women's final as American chases glory on home soil
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

How to watchThe action for the final grand slam title of the season begins at 4 p.m. She is the youngest American woman to reach the US Open final since a 17-year-old Serena Williams did so in 1999. This will be the second grand slam final of Gauff’s career after reaching the French Open final in 2022, where she was swiftly defeated by Iga Świątek. Coco Gauff battled past Karolína Muchová to reach the US Open final. “I really believe that now I have the maturity and ability to do it.”Gauff reached the French Open final in 2022.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Sabalenka, Arthur Ashe, Indian Wells, Serena Williams, “ Serena, Serena, ” Gauff, Iga Świątek, Karolína, Sarah Stier, Gauff, ”, “, ’ “ It’s, I’ve, Frey, ’, Madison Keys, Sabalenka’s, ” Sabalenka, Aryna, Darren Carroll, Keys, I’ll, “ I’m, – Organizations: CNN, ESPN, Sky Sports, Belarusian, Washington, Wimbledon, Reuters, Madison, US, Australian, Win Locations: Indian, Cincinnati, American, Flushing Meadows, “, New York, Madrid

☆ U.S. Open beefs up security after protesters stop match
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

As players stood staring into the stands, security and New York City police entered the section where the disturbance was taking place. When play resumed Gauff went on to claim a 6-4 7-5 win over Muchova and a spot in Saturday's final. The group pointed out that it was not protesting tennis, but the use of fossil fuels. After her match Gauff said she had no animosity for the protesters and believed that climate change was real. 'Just Stop Oil' protesters interrupted play at Wimbledon in July, releasing orange ticker-tape mixed with jigsaw puzzle pieces during matches.

Persons: Karolina Muchova, Coco Gauff, Mike Segar, Arthur Ashe, Novak Djokovic, Ben Shelton, Gauff, We're, Shayok Mukhopadhyay, That's, Steve Keating, Toby Davis Organizations: New York City Police Department, NYPD, Czech, U.S, REUTERS, United States Tennis Association, New, New York City, Wimbledon, Premiership Rugby, National, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, New, New York

☆ Gauff beats Muchova to reach US Open final after protesters disrupt match
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Some of those points, it was so loud and I don't know if my ears are going to be okay," Gauff said. "I grew up watching this tournament so much so it means a lot to me to be in the final. The match was delayed by roughly 50 minutes early in the second set due to a protest by four spectators. Gauff swept the first three games of the opening set and broke her opponent again in the sixth. Muchova double-faulted to help Gauff break in the eighth game but saved match point in the next game before breaking the American’s serve to keep the match going.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Karolina Muchova, Mike Segar, Arthur Ashe, Muchova, Gauff, Madison Keys, Aryna, Roland Garros, Amy Tennery, Steve Keating, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Tennis, Czech, Cincinnati, USTA, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, U.S, Czech, Belarusian, New York

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