Australian Open News: Protestors Run Riot as Alexander Zverev’s Match Comes to a Bizzare Halt

Alexander Zverev is striving to give his 100%! Although he has reached the 4th round of the tournament, the round and making it to the quarterfinals can be a tough job for him. But it’s the Australian Open, and everything and anything is possible. While the match was going on in full swing, an unexpected halt created chaos in between the matches.

Protesters rioted in between the 26-year-old German tennis player’s match, creating a bizarre halt and making the Margaret Court scenes a little duffer than usual. However, the game stopped and, at the same time, also interrupted Zverev and Cameron Norrie’s clash.

Alexander Zverev faces an unexpected pause in the fourth round 

While the fourth-round clash between him and the British tennis player started in full swing and had a competitive atmosphere, both of them wanted to make it to the quarterfinals. In between the match, protesters found a bizarre way to pause the match. Both players were playing on one of the popular Australian Open courts, the Margaret Court. According to the source: “Protest at Margaret Court. The game is stopped due to the throwing of papers onto the court.”

However, at the same time, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that this is the first time they have had the opportunity to witness something like this. Although the reason behind the protest that happened during the match was not clear, the protestors interrupted the match and chucked a load of flyers on the court in front of the whole crowd, players, and everyone present.

However, while the Australian Open security was quite uninterested in stopping her, that is the protester. On the other hand, at the same time, in between the chaos, two members of the crowd stopped her and dragged her out of the court.

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Not only that, they even received applause from the audience when they got back to their seats and calmly handled the situation without security. Nevertheless, this is not the first time that a tennis match has been interrupted. Earlier this year, before the French Open, the American tennis player Tommy Paul’s game was halted by the controversial incident.

When a similar event created chaos before the French Open

In between the exciting clash between Tommy Paul and David Goffin, something happened just after the first set that interrupted the match. Apparently, it was all part of a planned protest as a speculator started shouting something in French, because of which the players had to walk out of the court.

However, despite the disturbance, the security guard was quite quick to react, while the umpire and other officials tried to resolve the issue at the same time. Not only that, but even the entire stadium started booing at the spectator for his act, and he eventually decided to walk off the court, and the ATP Challenger Tour game resumed after a brief halt.

Nevertheless, what are your thoughts on the sudden interaction that came during the Australian Open? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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