The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka revalidated the Australian Open title by defeating the Chinese in the final Qinwen Zheng by 6-3 and 6-2 in 1h.16′. A short match time, which includes several minutes where the game was interrupted.
The Catalan Jaume Campistol, who was refereeing the match at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, stopped the match when chants began to be heard from the stands, when Zheng was serving with an advantage in the third game of the second set.
One of the spectators kept shouting slogans at the top of his voice. We have to wait for the security agents to gather at the place I occupy. The activist continued to disrupt the order until his eviction was completed.
He carried a flag and a t-shirt that was unequivocal about his pro-Palestine claims. An event that has been repeated in this Grand Slam, since the German Alexander Zverev and the british Cameron Norrie They had to attend the arrest of a woman in court who not only shouted “Free Palestine”, but also threw leaflets on the field of play.
A situation that repeats itself at Grand Slams. already Wimbledon He had a disturbing last edition, with several track invasions, also covered by things that delayed the return to normality.
Source: La Verdad
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