Overview
- Play on the uncovered outer courts was stopped around 1 p.m. Thursday when tournament scoring showed a wave of matches marked “Suspended.”
- Officials moved all unfinished and unplayed final-round qualifying matches to 11 a.m. Friday, with suspended contests resuming from their existing scores.
- Several high-profile finals were paused mid-match, including Qinwen Zheng vs. Elena Pridankina and Jacob Fearnley vs. Jurij Rodionov, while some matches completed and those results stand.
- The delay stems from the fact that qualifying is held exclusively on uncovered outer courts so retractable-roof stadiums are not available to shelter play.
- The compressed finish risks reduced rest and preparation for players who advance and increases scheduling pressure for the main draw that begins Sunday.