Players stunned as protester sets arm on fire in dramatic incident at Laver Cup

DRAMATIC SCENES: A protester lights his arm on fire on the court on day one of the Laver Cup. Pic: Kin Cheung/AP

A protester set fire to his arm during a dramatic incident which left Stefanos Tsitsipas stunned and disrupted the opening session of this year’s Laver Cup.

The protest occurred during the second match of the Ryder Cup-style team competition at the O2 where Team Europe’s Tsitsipas and Diego Schwartzman of Team World were doing battle in a singles tie.