Protesters steal the US Open headlines as the heat keeps rising

Coco Gauff victory in New York was overshadowed by the events.

An audience member yells at protesters (Frank Franklin II/AP)

Coco Gauff reached her first US Open final but her achievement was overshadowed by environmental protesters who forced her last-four match against Karolina Muchova to be suspended for more than 45 minutes.

Aryna Sabalenka then denied the New York crowd an all-American final by beating Madison Keys in a third-set tie-break.