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Climate protesters delay Keys win at Italian Open

CLIMATE protesters forced two matches to be suspended at the Italian Open on Monday, including Madison Keys’s last-16 win against Sorana Cirstea.

Two members of environmental protest group Ultima Generazione ran on to the court wearing orange vests and threw confetti, while other activists glued themselves to the stands.

A statement on the Italian Open website read: “With the public very angry against the demonstrators, the police officers and firefighters also arrived.

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