Play was suspended at the Miami Open during Gael Monfils’ round-of-16 showdown with Sebastian Korda after the Frenchman asked for the stadium lights to be switched on. With the score level at 1-1 in the third and final set, dark clouds filled the sky and left visibility low on the stadium-within-a-stadium in Miami’s iconic Hard Rock venue.
The tennis court is built inside the regular Hard Rock Stadium and the high surroundings meant there was barely any light left on the court. But the umpire was informed that it would take more than 10 minutes for the lights to be switched on and the match was suspended, with Monfils and Korda left waiting on court.
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