An increasingly common sight on professional tennis courts – especially the highest-ranking ones – is the lack of line judges. The most prestigious events use the latest hawk-eye live technology, which immediately calls an out play.
US Open Sudden Paralysis: Fire Alarm Suspends Play on All Courts
This system has been operating for another year in New York during the US Open. On Monday, not only the men's and women's fourth-round singles matches were held, but also doubles, mixed doubles and junior competitions. At one point, games were played on 13 courts, but all of them were interrupted. Usually, the reason is rain, but this time it was completely different.
It turned out that there was a failure of the hawk-eye live system – at least that's what the main referee of the Caroline Wozniacki – Beatriz Haddad Maia clash at Louis Armstrong Stadium reported. Play on the Arthur Ashe center court, where Nuno Borges and Daniil Medvedev were competing, was also interrupted. In reality, a fire alarm was triggered in the building where the hawk-eye live command center is located! Fortunately, it was most likely a false alarm. The tennis players returned to play after a few minutes. – This is the first time I've encountered such a situation – said the Eurosport commentators.
Caroline Wozniacki used this extra break to talk to her father-coach Piotr Wozniacki, because her fourth-round match against Beatriz Haddad Mai was not going well for her at all. She lost the first set 2:6, making 15 unforced errors.