The bizarre scene played out hours before Roger Federer was scheduled to compete for the final time before retiring.
“It came out of nowhere. ... I never had an incident like this happen on court,” Tsitsipas, the runner-up at the 2021 French Open, said afterward. “I hope he’s all right.”
The protester “has been arrested and the situation is being handled by the police,” Laver Cup organizers said in a statement. The 41-year-old Federer hasn’t played an official match since Wimbledon in July 2021 and is ending his playing career after a series of operations on his right knee.
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