{"id":8961,"date":"2024-10-08T02:32:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=8961"},"modified":"2024-10-08T02:32:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:32:25","slug":"shanghai-masters-organisers-forced-to-take-drastic-measures-as-novak-djokovic-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=8961","title":{"rendered":"Shanghai Masters organisers forced to take drastic measures as Novak Djokovic benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Players at the Shanghai Masters were made to play in unusual conditions.<\/h3>\n
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Novak Djokovic will be significantly more rested than his next opponent in Shanghai\u00a0(Image: Getty)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Organisers of the Shanghai Masters have been forced to scramble after rain wreaked havoc on the schedule.<\/p>\n

Matches on outside courts were cancelled over the weekend, leaving several players forced to catch up. It means top players like\u00a0Novak Djokovic\u00a0benefit, getting extra days off after playing under the roof of the main stadium.<\/p>\n

And with more weather issues on Monday, bosses took drastic measures to get them competing.<\/p>\n

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While they are still hoping there will be some play outdoors, players started to be moved onto indoor courts which are usually used for practice.<\/p>\n

Roman Safullin\u2019s match against Alexander Bublik was shunted to the Indoor A1 court while Jordan Thompson faced Tallon Griekspoor on Indoor A3. At least two other matches will be played inside, away from TV cameras and hoards of fans.<\/p>\n

It comes after a washout weekend, which saw most outside play scrapped after players waited around to see if they could get on court.<\/p>\n

The bottom half of the draw, which includes No. 4 seed Djokovic, was scheduled to play on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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