Laver Cup: Climate change protester sets his arm on fire during Stefanos Tsitsipas v Diego Schwartzman match

A protester at the Laver Cup was promptly escorted off by security and arrested after he set his arm on fire midway through Stefanos Tsitsipas' straight sets win over Diego Schwartzman. During the changeover at the end of the first set, which Tsitsipas comfortably won 6-2, the protester wearing a shirt which read 'End UK Private Jets' ran on to the court and set his arm alight. Ad After water was poured onto his arm, he was dragged off the court by security, and the mark he left on the court was cleaned up, before the match quickly resumed.

Laver CupTsitsipas cruises past Schwartzman to put Team Europe into a healthy lead3 HOURS AGO The incident did not appear deter Tsitsipas who won the second set 6-1 to wrap up the contest in one hour and 15 minutes. A Laver Cup statement read: “A man accessed the court this afternoon and was promptly removed by security. Play was stopped briefly, he has been arrested and the situation is being handled by the police.” After the match, Tsitsipas — whose victory put Team Europe into a 2-0 lead — said he had not experienced anything like it.

“It came out of nowhere. I had no idea what this was all about. I’ve never had an incident like this before on court.

I hope he’s alright,” Tsitsipas said. Asked about whether his discussion with the umpire was to ensure the court was playable, the Greek replied: “Correct. “I wanted to proceed that match without having any minor changes to the court.