Coco Gauff Beats Muchova to Reach US Open Final After Climate Protesters Disrupt Match

Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates match point against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic during their Women's Singles Semifinal match on Day Eleven of the 2023 US Open at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York City on Sept. 7, 2023. Sarah Stier/Getty Images

NEW YORK—American Coco Gauff beat Karolina Muchova 6–4, 7–5 to reach her first U.S. Open final on Thursday, September 7, after the match was halted for nearly an hour when an environmental activist glued his feet to the floor of Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Gauff, who had beaten Muchova in the Cincinnati final last month to claim the biggest title of her career, fed off the energy of the home crowd to get past the Czech once again.