The first day of the Queen’s tournament had an eventful end. The fight between Alejandro Davidovich and the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo did not end and had to be postponed until Tuesday.
The official reason for its termination was the lack of light, although the reality was different.. The truth was that it was almost 8 pm local time (9 pm Spanish peninsular time) and the game could have continued for at least half an hour, enough time to complete the third set, in which Tabilo reigned 2-0.
The real problem is the state of the track, very slippery.which caused Davidovich to go to the ground several times.
At the request of the player from Malaga, the chair umpire of the match decided to suspend the match after 8:00 pm in London (9:00 pm CET), about half an hour before sunset, due to the lack of light in the center court, which has no artificial lighting and no roof.
In addition to Davidovich, The poor track conditions affected other players, such as Frances Tiafoe, who was forced to retire when he lost 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 in his match against the Australian Rinky Hijikata, which provoked the reaction of one of the greatest specialists on this surface in recent times: John Isner.
“Queen’s is undoubtedly one of the best events of the year, but the courts are very slippery, especially on Mondays and Tuesdays. Del Potro asked. A shame for Frances, I hope she recovers for Wimbledon,” he wrote on his Twitter account.
A warning for Carlos Alcaraz, who will make his debut this Tuesday against Francisco Cerúndolo. The Murcian faced his previous appointment at Queen’s before Wimbledon and, In addition to trying to revalidate the title, the goal is not to experience any physical disaster that disrupts his plans.both at the London Grand Slam and at the subsequent Paris Games.
So far, the postponement of Davidovich-Tabilo has caused their fight to start later, as it was rescheduled to center court after De Miñaur-Musetti to open the day. So instead of starting between 2:30 pm and 3 pm, it will be done after 3:30 pm
Source: La Verdad
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