The organization of ATP and WTA 1,000 in Rome The day was definitely suspended this Saturday due to the intermittent rain that was present throughout the day in the Italian capital.
The start of the day was delayed for the first time and suspended indefinitely for a while, but shortly before 1:00 pm (-2 GMT) the games began in the first round.
However, just one hour later, only the clash between the Russian Andrey Rublev and the Slovak Alex Molcan could end, with a victory for the Russian 6-3, 6-4.
Activity continued as normal until 8:00 pm (-2 GMT), when rain fell, at times light in the afternoon, forcing a halt to the matches.
Among them, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas against the Portuguese Nuno Borges or the American Frances Tiafoe against the German Daniel Altmaier.
At 9:26 pm (-2 GMT) the organization announced that it had definitively suspended the day and, therefore, it must review the order of Sunday’s matches.
It is the second time rain has disrupted the normal course of the tournament this year, which on Thursday saw its day affected by the weather.
Source: La Verdad
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