Rafael Nadal easily arranged his rival the Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic in three sets on Tuesday in the 2017 US Open at Flushing Meadows.
However, the public of the US Open is iften presented as the noisest on the circuit, which does not help things when the roof of the Arthur-Ashe stadium was cloesd as was the case on Tuesday.
“It was too noisy. To be honest, there was a bit too much noise.” Nadal said after the match againts Dusan Lujovic.
“The energy and support of the audience here are enormous, I like it, I have memories of this tournament and this stage unforgettable, because the energy is really different from what happens in other tournaments, but at the same time, with the roof closed, it’s too noisy.” the 31-year-old added.
The Spaniard said the noise o Tuesday meant that he was unable to hear the ball and that his opponent couldn’t hear him when he asked for a service game to be delayed.
“I could not even hear when my rival hit the ball. I understand that it is a show, but when the roof is closed, we should be a little stricter, the noise stays inside the stadium and it’s difficult,” Nadal said.
This noise problem at the US Open, with its nocturnal sessions and the overflight of aircraft taking off from the nearby La Guardia airport is happened for the second time.
It will arise even more when the second stage of Flushing Meadows, the Louis Armstrong Stadium, will be equiped in turn with a retractable roof from 2018.
At the same time, former US Open in 2010 and 2013, said he was equally confused by Muray’s decision not to continue his match.
The British player was sufferig from a pelvis injury and his decision to pull out of the US Open, where he would have been second seed, came too late to affect Nadal’s half of the draw which he series with old rival Roger Federer.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the 2013 US Open. (Source:www.the indianexpress.com)
On the other side, Angelique Kerber defeated by Naomi Osaka on Tuesday. Kerber became the first defending champion to be eliminated in the first round of the events in 12 years.
