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Roland Garros not only had tennis this Friday. The day that Zverev’s sprain qualified Nadal for the 14th time in the final of the tournament, there was also an invasion of the court as a form of protest against climate change.
From Nadal’s left foot to Zverev’s right foot: the German surrenders in a fabulous match and Spain is in the Roland Garros final
The third establish of the semifinal between the Croatian Marin Cilic and the Norwegian Casper Ruud – who moments later would win the match – was interrupted by an environmental activist. What? He tied himself by the neck to one of the corners of the hammock., got down on his knees and so he showed off the white shirt he was wearing and on which was written: “We have 1028 days left.”
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The protagonist of this moment is called Alizée and she is 22 years old, according to the place of the civil mobilization campaign, Dernière Rénovation, to which he belongs. “It is 2022 and it is time to face reality, the world that politicians send us to is a world in which Roland Garros can no longer exist.“Says the young woman’s message on the respective page.
What led you to invade the court? “Today I went out into the field because I can no longer take the risk of doing nothing in the face of the climate emergency.”
The number entered in T-shirt is what is needed “to determine the future of humanity, less than three years”:
The countdown began on March 28, 2022, the end of the ultimatum sent by La Última Renovación to the government and the date on which citizens entered into civil resistance. France has been condemned by its own courts for climate inaction. The future of this country is literally destroyed.”
The players headed to the changing rooms while the security guards resolved the incident. The match resumed about 15 minutes later.reports Reuters. The French Tennis Federation said in a statement that the girl had been handed over to police.
It is not the first time that the court at Roland Garros is the scene of a kind of invasion. For example, in 2009, during the men’s final, a spectator tried to put a hat on Roger Federer’s head.
Source: Observadora
