
The Australian Open first introduced a ‘party court’ last year with opinions split on whether or not it was a good idea.
Unbearable noise forced a match close to the Australian Open’s polarizing ‘party court’ was shifted to another court! But the men playing in front of ‘extremely drunk’ fans said they liked the atmosphere.
A second-round clash between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina was briefly suspended on Wednesday night in the opening set at Melbourne Park.
The players were distracted by boisterous crowds making a racket as they watched France’s Arthur Cazaux face Britain’s Jacob Fearnley on neighboring court six, which has a bar.
After moving to another court, Spain’s Davidovich Fokina came through a tough five-setter to send the Canadian 29th seed packing.
While they were distracted by the noise, Fearnley and Cazaux had no problem.
“I actually didn’t really look at the court before I went on, so when I saw the bar, I was thinking it’s going to be a pretty rowdy atmosphere," said Fearnley, who won a tense four-set clash in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The Australian Open first introduced a ‘party court’ last year with opinions split on whether or not it was a good idea.
But organizers said ahead of this year's event that the two-tier bar had become one the most popular sites to take in the tennis and capacity has been expanded.
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