US Open suspended, men's final set for Monday

US Open suspended, men's final set for Monday
Updated on

Summary Severe weather conditions caused US Open to be suspended leaving men's final to be played on Monday.

Severe weather conditions caused the US Open to be suspended on Saturday, meaning the mens singles final will be played on a Monday for a fifth successive year.With a tornado watch in operation and violent thunderstorms expected, the second mens semi-final was suspended at 1711 local time (2211GMT) with Spains David Ferrer leading defending champion Novak Djokovoic 5-2 in the first set.The womens singles final between Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, set for Saturday night, had already been put back to Sunday.Andy Murray had already made sure of his place in the mens final earlier Saturday after beating Tomas Berdych.
Browse Topics