Madison Keys joked that she had been tempted to tackle protesters as Italian Open matches were interrupted by the climate crisis group Last Generation
Madison Keys joked that she had been tempted to tackle protesters as a number of matches at the Italian Open were interrupted by the climate crisis protest group, Last Generation, on Monday.after protesters threw confetti on to the clay courts
and tried to glue themselves to the stands. “Honestly, as soon as I saw them come over the barrier, my first thought was: ‘Should I go tackle them?’” said Keys, laughing. “I stopped myself and then the chair started yelling at me to go sit down. Unfortunately it’s starting to become a bit of a common thing that’s happening. At that point, I figured it was probably going to be a little bit of a delay and just tried to get off the court and regroup.
Despite fighting hard in the second set against one of the most in-form players of the clay court season so far,, the sixth seed. “I’m feeling well, I’m feeling good,” Norrie said. “I’m just disappointed to lose a match like that because I feel like I have the level, I have the belief, I have everything to beat these players but it’s just not happening for me.
After the highs of 2022 and early 2023, where Norrie rose to a career‑high ranking of No 8, he is desperate to take another step forward in his career. Now ranked No 30, he has not lost against a lower-ranked opponent throughout the clay season but it has been slim pickings against the elite, many of whom are able to overpower and outmanoeuvre him.
“They’re doing things better than me,” Norrie said. “More accurate with the forehand, serving better than me. I think I’m returning very well but, yeah, just a bit more accurate with their forehand and playing the bigger points better than me.”
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