Power Outage at Cincinnati Open 2025 Results in Suspension of Third Round Matches For 75 Minutes, Fire Alarm Halts Jannik Sinner vs Gabriel Diallo Clash Adding More Chaos in Ohio
The ongoing ATP Masters 1000 event in Ohio, the Cincinnati Open 2025, saw a chaotic Day 5, where firstly, matches were suspended due to a power outage, then a fire alarm caused concerns. All matches resumed and ended with no problems for players, fans or tournament organisers.
The ongoing ATP Masters 1000 event in Ohio, the Cincinnati Open 2025, saw a power outage result in the suspension of play for 75 minutes. Apart from causing delays in matches, several systems, including the Hawk-Eye electronic line calling system, were also affected. All matches, including Taylor Fritz and Stefanos Tsitsipas' third-round matches that were paused for an hour or so, resumed and finished. Interestingly, the chaos at Cincinnati Open 2025 did not end here on Day 5, with Jannik Sinner's Round of 32 match getting halted due to an alarm sounding off, which stopped the match momentarily. Jannik Sinner Marches Into Cincinnati Open 2025 Round of 16, Defending Champion Notches Straight-Sets Victory Over Gabriel Diallo.
Official Confirmation Of Suspension of Play
Due to an on-site power outage, play is currently suspended. #CincyOpen
— Cincinnati Open (@CincyTennis) August 11, 2025
Power Outage At Cincinnati Open 2025
The Cincinnati Open tournament is currently experiencing a power outage that is affecting our Tennis Channel, T2, and Tennis Channel App service. The tournament operations team is working as fast as possible to fix.
Thanks for your patience.
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) August 11, 2025
Jannik Sinner Halts Mid-Match After Fire Alarms Sound Off
What appears to be a fire alarm has stopped play between Jannik Sinner and Gabriel Diallo at the Cincinnati Open. This, after power outage issues earlier today. @WLWT pic.twitter.com/z82vU4Nm4u
— Sean MacKinnon WLWT (@SeanMacKinnonTV) August 12, 2025
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