Mumbai : Tennis star Roger Federer played the last match of his career on Friday. This match took place in London, but before that a big controversy had arisen. A man came on the court from Federer’s match and sat himself in the middle and set himself on fire.
Actually, it was a climate change activist who was protesting in England demanding a ban on private jet flights. A match between Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas and Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman was underway when the man entered the court and performed.
A climate change activist set his hand on fire at the Laver Cup tennis court on Roger Federer’s final day as a professional tennis player.
— The Aftermath™️ (@aftermathvids) 23 September 2022
security guards pulled the man out
The match was halted till half time due to opposition. This man set himself on fire while sitting in the court. After this, the employees who reached the spot extinguished the fire and pulled the person out. After this, the security personnel interrogated for some time and took stock of the security arrangements. After that the match started again.
Police arrested the protester
According to local media reports, the protester was a member of a group demanding a ban on private planes flying in the UK. The group believes there will be a carbon emissions carnage in 2022. In view of this, private planes should be completely banned.
The organizers of the Laver Cup, which was released in London, said, ‘The man has been arrested by the police. Now the matter is in the hands of the police and they are investigating.
Tsitsipas, who won the French Open Grand Slam in 2021, said after the match, ‘An incident like this has never happened before. This has never happened to me in court. I hope that person is fine.”
