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16:31 At this point, we just have to update ourselves when Musetti and Schwartzman really take the field, assuming they can.
16:28 Dimitrov manages to close 6-4 in the third on Coria, the Bulgarian goes to the third round. At this point it remains to be understood when Tsitsipas will take the field on the central, and if he will. Among other things, after Dimitrov-Coria there would be Sonego-Carreno Busta.
16:25 Instead, they are trying to finish Dimitrov and Coria, unique in the field together with the double on field 3.
16:22 Nothing to do. The two players are currently off the pitch, although it seems more like a request from Schwartzman than anything else, as Musetti was particularly annoyed by the idea of having to wait again.
16:21 Enter the tournament supervisor, the famous Frenchman Cedric Mourier, who first talks to Schwartzman, then goes to talk to Musetti.
16:20 Paradox of paradoxes, on the field named after Jan Kodes we play and Dimitrov is 5-3 in the third set over Coria. Tsitsipas and Ivashka have not started again.
16:19 Schwartzman waits with an annoyed face and body totally reclining on the chair, Musetti does not betray particular emotions.
16:16 Musetti and Schwartzman are invited to wait, they are still on the pitch, but for now they do not start and remain under their respective umbrellas.
16:15 The chair judge comes down to check if there are any problems with the lines in terms of slipperiness on court 2.
16:12 There are still a few drops of rain, but traditionally on red it is also possible to play in this condition.
16:09 It is clearly very cold in Barcelona, considering the times.
16:06 Here we are! Musetti and Schwartzman are doing the warm-up dribble.
16:00 It is no longer raining, now they are trying to put all the fields back in order. We may finally be close to starting!
Our all best efforts 🛠
The court maintenance team of the @rctb1899 work hard to get the courts in perfects conditions.
If the rain allows, we start at 4.00 pm@atptour | @ATPTour_ES | #BCNOpenBS pic.twitter.com/yhNRQTkVsd
– Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell (@bcnopenbs) April 21, 2022
15:35 As Luca Fiorino of SuperTennis reports, there is a decrease in the rain in progress. Land is being placed where there are puddles of water. The start would be at 16:00.
14:49 The ATP reports that there is no departure before 16:00. According to a testimony, however, the weather situation is such that the scenario indicated below could occur, with Musetti and Schwartzman who would therefore end up postponed to tomorrow regardless of the end of the rain. For now they remain in the program.
People from the club told me they are likely NOT going to play today in Barcelona as even if the rain stops the courts are too wet because they were never covered… they will try to finish yesterday’s matches and double session tomorrow but seems unlikely to play today 💀🥹
– TsitsiBJ (@TsitsiBJ) April 21, 2022
14:38 Further delay, 15:30. The problem, however, is that the fields have not been covered, with imaginable consequences.
14:03 New time: 15:00.
13:26 Nothing left before 14:30, at least.
12:58 There are no signs of an imminent end of the rain.
12:04 It doesn’t start before 13:00, however Musetti and Schwartzman, in case, will take the field not on the field named after Jan Kodes, but on 2.
11:35 Further, and predictable, update: not before 12:30.
11:25 This is the situation in Barcelona, a lot of water is falling. Officially, it does not start again before 12 noon.
It really is amazing. In Marbella and Barcelona it rains only 30 days (and less) a year, and it had to fall just when both tournaments were being played. And let’s pray our fingers for what might happen in Madrid, although there at least it’s half indoors. #BCNOpenBS #ATPBarcelona https://t.co/PYZYPZt9zn
– El Seda (@locodeldeporte_) April 21, 2022
11:00 The weather forecast is not expected to improve until 17:00. A very long wait is expected.
10:24 Good morning to all OA Sport readers. Due to the expected and incessant rain on Barcelona, the start of Musetti-Schwartzman has been postponed for at least half an hour, therefore from 11:30. The impression, however, is that he will go on with the postponements for a long time.
LIVE LIVE FROM FOGNINI-BEDENE FROM 11.00
Hello everyone, and welcome (hopefully) to LIVE LIVE of the third round match of the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona that pits Lorenzo Musetti and Argentine Diego Schwartzman, just a week ago, opponents in the same phase at the Masters 1000 in Montecarlo .
“Hopefully” is, more than anything else, a phrase that has to do with the weather. On Barcelona, in fact, a consistent fall of water is expected from the first morning, and yesterday’s program, in its final part, was already damaged. Long waits in the locker room could be expected, and the problem seems destined to recur on Saturday.
Speaking of the match as such, Musetti gets there well, as he has not yet lost a set despite having been involved in all those played, both against the Argentine sebastian baez than against the British Daniel Evans. Schwartzman, for his part, made his debut directly in the second round, but on the red the American Mackenzie McDonald it is very little and the logical consequence is 6-2 6-2.
The winner will touch one of the American Frances Tiafoe and the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliasimus. More generally, we are in the part of the board where the Norwegian is Casper Ruudas well as Lorenzo Sonego who will (eventually) be engaged later with Spanish Pablo Carreno-Busta.
The match between Lorenzo Musetti and Diego Schwartzman, if the rain allows it, will start at 11:00 with live TV on Sky Sport Uno, Sky Sport Tennis and SuperTennis. Have fun with OA Sport LIVE LIVE!
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