US Open Final Weather Update: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic Delayed
by IVAN PASQUARIELLO | VIEW 4497
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7:00: All set, the final ceremony starts and the match will start soon. Enjoy the final and come back for our match report!
WEATHER UPDATE (6:45pm): We are drying the courts and and will begin match play as soon as possible.Posted by US Open Tennis Championships on Domenica 13 settembre 2015
The rain is toast.
The sun is out. The crowd are all Heiniken'ed up. Let's rock & roll #Federer v #Djokovic #USOpen pic.twitter.com/UI54Cva8Br — Craig O'Shannessy (@BrainGameTennis) September 13, 2015
6:42: Shy sunbeams are making their way on to Flushing Meadows: Sun is here! @usopen Final should start at 7:00 PM pic.twitter.com/aTgCJUdPNs — Ivan Pasquariello (@ivpasqua) September 13, 2015
6:39: Fans are filling in slowly the seats.The machines are drying the court fast. The final should start at 7:00 PM 6:37: Finally the machines are out drying the court. A 7:00 PM start is possible 6:33: Robert Redford too, awaits the match to start on the stands...
We are all the same in front of nature, Robert Redford awaits for the final to begin on the stands @usopen pic.twitter.com/Xge2qZcKkb — Ivan Pasquariello (@ivpasqua) September 13, 2015
6:29: It is raining again...drizzling, but enough to stop the machines from coming on court to dry it 6:25: The drying machines are not yet on court, a start before 7:00 PM doesn't seem possible.The final has officially become a night-session match! 6:20: To help you kill the boredom of waiting we have the following reading suggestions: - The Top 10 men's finals ever played at the US Open - Why Roger Federer should use the SABR return today against Djokovic - Our Preview of the final 6:17: The court now is drier, the supervisor is on court.
Waiting for the drying machines to come out.
Better now, the court looks dryer and we are waiting for the drying machines to come out - @usopen pic.twitter.com/GD0fYLlfaj — Ivan Pasquariello (@ivpasqua) September 13, 2015
6:13: The procedures to dry the court have started! First the staff is removing the wather from court using rolls.6:07: Rain keeps on falling on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Procedures to dry the court can't currently start. 6:05: Here is how the court looks like at the moment:
:( doesn't look good @usopen pic.twitter.com/fkDq4EvPxi — Ivan Pasquariello (@ivpasqua) September 13, 2015
6:04: An announcement has just been made that the rain isn't helping, but the weather forecast looks good for the rest of the evening.Players should play, but not before 6:30 at least.
Apparently, after it stops raining and the court is dry, there will be a 30 min ceremony. Before tennis. — Vanni Gibertini (@vgibertini) September 13, 2015
6:00: At the moment Arthur Ashe stadium is soaked, the people in the stands hold umbrellas and the rain still falls copiously.An early start is to be excluded. 5:58: The weather forecast for New York today didn't predict rain. It has been raining for more than a hour already. The rain started to fall right at 4:00 PM when the final was scheduled to start.
5:57: According to the last media release, the players will not step on court before 6:15, but it seems very unlikely that it is going to happen. 5:55: It is still raining in New York. The Arthur Ashe Stadium is deserted, but the music is playing An hour ago, the court was dried, but rain fell again:
Almost there...#FedvNole http://t.co/3NP5tTs6xk pic.twitter.com/Rm70U5mOWV — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 13, 2015
The men's singles final is currently being delayed by rain.
Please check http://t.co/S0wOhBSzLM for updates. #usopen — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 13, 2015
Llueve y llueve bastante. ¿Se suspenderá la final hasta mañana? #USOpen pic.twitter.com/TyvPQY5sk6 — Rafael Plaza (@Rafael_Plaza) September 13, 2015