Miami Open: Coco Gauff match interrupted for fan's medical emergency
Coco Gauff’s fourth-round match against Sorana Cirstea at the Miami Open was halted in the third set due to a medical emergency in the stands.
The incident occurred while Cirstea was serving at 0-3 in the deciding set, having forced a third set against Gauff, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
Chair umpire Jennifer Zhang noticed a fan struggling and quickly stopped play to allow medics to attend.
No further details were immediately available regarding the fan’s condition, and play resumed once the emergency was addressed.
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Other spectators in the crowd started shouting out to grab the umpire’s attention, and it worked.
She got down off her chair and told Gauff: “Sorry Coco, we need to check first.” Tournament director James Blake was also seen standing courtside. “On Centre Court, we have a lady passed out in the stands, just behind the first row, across from the chair umpire. She needs a drink or ice towel, anything,” Zhang said over her walkie-talkie.
By Nijat Babayev
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