Thursday’s action at Wimbledon was closing with an entertaining match between the local Andy Murray (40°) y Stefanos Tsitsipas (5th). The british was 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2) and 6-4 in favor of the Britishwhen the umpire stopped the actions.
The Briton partially defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas. Getty
To the sadness of the spectators and Murray in particular, the attractive match could not be completed due to a particular measure of the organizationwhich always generates all kinds of repercussions in the world.
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It turns out that there is an agreement between the tournament organizers and the residents of the neighborhood where the All England Club is located. so that there is no activity beyond 23:00 local time. This measure is taken so that “there is no noise that disturbs the community.”
This curfew was established in 2009 when the roof was put up over Center Court, allowing matches to continue into the night under artificial lights. Merton Council set the deadline when granting planning permission for the roof.
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It is worth noting that this was not the only game suspended on Thursday, since Daniil Medvedev (3rd) could not complete his match either when he was two sets up against Adrian Mannarino (35°). The lack of natural light at 4-4 in the third quarter, he forced the umpire to stop the game and postpone the end to Friday.
2023-07-06 21:53:00
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