Rain suspensions in tennis are part of the particularity of this sport, although the big events have caught up and more and more courts have retractable roofs to prevent the show from stopping in its entirety.
It may happen that there is an invasion of bees, while they suffer Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in the Indian Wells tournament this season. A specialist had to come in to remove the swarm so the game could resume.
The occasional threat or suspicious package has even led to the evacuation of a field as a precaution. As well as on-site protests, whether or not they involve an invasion of the playing field.
The 2024 US Open has added another reason to the list of reasons for suspending play. Suddenly the fire alarm went off, stopping all matches, including the absolute singles round of 16 matches. Daniil Medvedvev-Nuno Borges and Caroline Wozniacki-Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Everything was scary, because the problem was located in the room where the ‘Hawkeye’ electronic arbitration system was operated, which had to be evacuated.
And this is nothing more than the fear of the Danish Wozniacki, pointing out that “this is the first time that something like this has happened to me.” Within seven minutes he was back in action as ‘Hawk Eye’ operators ensured it remained active.
A surreal episode for Grand Slam anecdotes.
Source: La Verdad
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