Fire Alarm Halts U.S. Open Matches, Resumes After Brief Pause

Matches at the U.S. Open on Tuesday were temporarily stopped due to a fire alarm in the broadcast building hosting the Hawkeye system. The play halted for six minutes as officials evacuated and returned after confirming it was a false alarm. Daniil Medvedev and Beatriz Haddad Maia won their respective matches.

Fourth-round matches at the U.S. Open on Tuesday were briefly interrupted due to a fire alarm in the broadcast building that houses the technical booth for the Hawkeye electronic line-calling system.

The tournament at Flushing Meadows relies solely on Hawkeye, lacking on-court line judges. Television footage captured officials leaving the video replay room during the temporary stoppage.

In a statement, the tournament organizers explained, "Due to a fire alarm in the broadcast building, which also houses ELC Live operations, play was halted throughout the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as the building was evacuated. Following the determination that this was only an alarm, play was resumed. In total, play was halted for six minutes."

Daniil Medvedev, leading Nuno Borges 6-0 6-1 1-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium, was among those affected. He explained, "We both didn't understand what was happening. Then they told us there was a fire alarm in the room." Medvedev won the match 6-0 6-1 6-3, noting that the interruption disrupted his opponent's momentum.

Caroline Wozniacki's match against Beatriz Haddad Maia at Louis Armstrong Stadium was similarly paused for around six minutes. Haddad Maia went on to defeat Wozniacki 6-2 3-6 6-3.

(With inputs from agencies.)