US Open 2024: Fire alarm briefly stops fourth-round matches, Hawkeye affected
The HinduFourth-round matches at the US Open 2024 on Tuesday were briefly stopped due to a fire alarm in the building housing the technical booth where they operate Hawkeye - the electronic line calling system. “Due to a fire alarm in the broadcast building, which also houses ELC Live operations, the play was halted throughout the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as the building was evacuated,” tournament organisers said in a statement. Daniil Medvedev was leading Nuno Borges 6-0, 6-1, 1-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium when the chair umpire suddenly stopped play and asked both players to approach him so he could explain the situation before they sat down and waited. The women’s match between Caroline Wozniacki and Beatriz Haddad Maia at Louis Armstrong Stadium was also stopped for around six minutes before play resumed.
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US Open action is delayed when a fire alarm shuts down the electronic line-calling system
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