Andy Murray’s match against Taylor Fritz at the Citi Open in Washington D.C. was disrupted by a group called Climate Defiance, who threw giant tennis balls onto the court
A group of climate activists say they sustained injuries from being thrown out of the Citi Open after disrupting Andy Murray’s match against Taylor Fritz.
Murray was beaten in three sets by the American No1 on Friday night in Washington D.C. in a match which was briefly interrupted by protestors. A group called Climate Defiance took credit for the disruption, which saw some giant tennis balls thrown onto the court from the stands.
Protesters then held up banners and chanted slogans before being ejected from the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C. A video posted on social media by Climate Defiance showed one protester being grabbed by the scruff of the neck and another falling to the ground.
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, the group said: “We were brutally dragged out. Multiple members of our group were bloodied up and bruised. But we will not be deterred. We will fight til we win. There is no alternative.”