Sunday 19 June 2022 07:01 PM 'Eco-protester' invades court at tennis final to tie herself to net before ... trends now
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A court invader tried to tie themselves to the net at the ATP 500 Men's Final in Halle, Germany this afternoon before being dragged away by security.
The unidentified woman - wearing a T-shirt reading 'three years left', an apparent reference to impending climate change - bounded onto the grass at the end of the first set.
She tried to attach herself to the net but two burly guards were able to stop her.
It follows a climate protester tying herself to the net at the Roland Garros men's semi-final two weeks ago.
The unidentified woman, who appeared to be a climate campaigner, sprinted onto the court
That forced a 10-minute suspension of proceedings.
Though video from today showed the woman is small-framed, the guards did not have an easy time taking her away.
A Laurel and Hardy-esque operation saw one of the men fall twice in quick succession while pulling her towards the corner of the court.
As she was evicted - and a lengthy delay avoided - the crowd in east-central Germany began to applaud and cheer.
