Tennis-Fire alarm briefly stops play at U.S. Open with Hawkeye affected
NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) -Fourth round matches at the U.S. Open 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.
The tournament at Flushing Meadows does not have line judges stationed on court and relies completely on Hawkeye for calls.
Television footage showed officials leaving the video replay room after play was stopped.
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.
Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris
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