Why the Miami Open’s tennis court on Hard Rock Stadium’s football field has a rain problem
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the Miami Open took center stage. Building a tennis court on a football stadium caused some issues, the tennis idol phenomenon showed no signs of stopping, and there were some very strange controversies.
If you’d like to follow our fantastic tennis coverage, click here. What happens when a tennis court appears inside a football stadium? One figure sto
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the Miami Open took center stage. Building a tennis court on a football stadium caused some issues, the tennis idol phenomenon showed no signs of stopping, and there were some very strange controversies.
If you’d like to follow our fantastic tennis coverage, click here . What happens when a tennis court appears inside a football stadium? One figure stole the show in the first week of the Miami Open, attracting more attention than rising stars Alex Eala and Joao Fonseca, or world No.
1’s Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka. Persistent rain in Miami reminded fans and players alike of the pitfalls of staging a tennis tournament at a venue designed for football, and prompting questions about what a modern tennis site should look like. Sunday’s qualifying round was a complete washout, as was Wednesday’s first round, when 37 matches across 10 courts were canceled thanks to a constant, light drizzle.
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