Here in New York, this week's Heat Wave was felt by fans and players at the U.S. Open,

where temperatures reached the mid-90s accompanied by intense humidity.

Russian player, Danielle Medvedev, issued a warning during his Wednesday quarterfinals

match.

You cannot imagine one player is going to die and then they will see, Medvedev said.

On Thursday, climate activists with extinction rebellion delayed a semi-final tennis match

by 50 minutes between Coco Gough and Carolina Mochova as they stood up in the crowd and

called for an end to fossil fuels.

One protester glued their bare feet to the ground.

19-year-old Coco Gough eventually won the match, sending her to the finals.

She's the first American teenager to get this far since Serena Williams in 1999.

The African American player was questioned about the protest following her win.

I mean, I think that, you know, throughout history, moments like this are definitely defining

moments and I believe, you know, that I believe in climate change.

Hey, if that's what they felt that they needed to do to get their voices heard, I can't

really get upset at it.

For a quick comment about Coco Gough, the young black tennis player, became the youngest

to enter the U.S. Open finals since Serena Williams, like over two decades ago, and her

support for the rights of the climate protesters were joined by Hofstra Professor Brenda Elsie,

co-host of the Feminist Sports Podcast, Burn It All Down.

Your response.

I was so thrilled.

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