Jessica Pegula, Alexandra Eala, Taylor Fritz, and Rafael Jódar have suffered a major setback after their long wait to complete their respective finals on Sunday, August 2, ended in disappointment. The Mubadala DC Open organizers announced that play had been canceled for the day due to relentless rain.
The update comes after the ATP and WTA 1000 events in Montréal and Toronto, respectively, were also forced to delay play because of inclement weather.
Pegula and Eala were scheduled to take the court for their final at 12:00 p.m. ET on Sunday. However, the match did not get underway until 3:00 p.m. local time after the tournament issued multiple rain delay updates.
The pair completed 13 uninterrupted games, with Pegula leading 6-4, 1-2, before another spell of rain forced them off the court. Tournament organizers were unable to get the courts back into playable condition as persistent drizzle throughout the day prevented the final from resuming.
At around 9:00 p.m. ET, the Mubadala DC Open officially canceled Sunday's play and postponed the matches to Monday. While Jessica Pegula and Alexandra Eala will resume their final from the second set, the ATP 500 final between Taylor Fritz and Rafael Jódar, which was scheduled to follow on the same court, has been postponed in its entirety to August 3.
#pegula #eala
The update comes after the ATP and WTA 1000 events in Montréal and Toronto, respectively, were also forced to delay play because of inclement weather.
Pegula and Eala were scheduled to take the court for their final at 12:00 p.m. ET on Sunday. However, the match did not get underway until 3:00 p.m. local time after the tournament issued multiple rain delay updates.
The pair completed 13 uninterrupted games, with Pegula leading 6-4, 1-2, before another spell of rain forced them off the court. Tournament organizers were unable to get the courts back into playable condition as persistent drizzle throughout the day prevented the final from resuming.
At around 9:00 p.m. ET, the Mubadala DC Open officially canceled Sunday's play and postponed the matches to Monday. While Jessica Pegula and Alexandra Eala will resume their final from the second set, the ATP 500 final between Taylor Fritz and Rafael Jódar, which was scheduled to follow on the same court, has been postponed in its entirety to August 3.
#pegula #eala
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