Barcelona Open match halted as player’s racket is taken away after just three games

There was a bizarre pause in play during Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s clash with Andrey Rublev in Barcelona, when the Spaniard’s racket was taken away during a changeover. The pair had played just three games with Rublev leading 2-1 on serve when they sat at their benches for the change of ends.

But Davidovich Fokina could not get up and continue, as the racket he had been using was taken away by a ball girl who thought he needed it to be restrung. The umpire was left racing to get the racket back before the strings were removed, sending messages on a walkie-talkie as the players waited on court.

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