A match was suspended on Court 8 so the players could pack up and move to another court (Image: Eurosport)
There were bizarre scenes at the Australian Open on Wednesday night as Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina were forced to abandon the court their match was scheduled on.
No. 29 seed Auger-Aliassime took to Court 8 to face the Spaniard. They got just seven games into the match when play was suspended so they could move over to Court 7.
There was disruption coming from the neighbouring Court 6 – labelled the ‘party court’ because of its proximity to one of the bars – where fans became rowdy.
Auger-Aliassime and Davidovich Fokina came out on Wednesday evening for an exciting second-round clash. But they struggle to play through the interruption of nearby fans.
Over on the adjacent Court 6, spectators were becoming louder and louder as Frenchman Arthur Cazaux took on Scot Jacob Fearnley. The atmosphere was just like a Davis Cup tie, with passionate fans from France and Britain vocally supporting their men.
It quickly became too much for Auger-Aliassime and Davidovich Fokina, who were forced to play through constant noise and disruption. The umpire and supervisors soon intervened and, after playing for 42 minutes, made the unusual decision to move the match.
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