Scary stuff in Indian Wells for Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils.
The Ukrainian reported on Twitter that while she and her boyfriend were in the hotel room 4 policemen broke into their room pointing guns at them.
According to News Channel 3, there was a heavy presence of the police at Indian Wells Conference Center at Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa in Indian Well following reports about gunshots.
#BREAKING – Heavy police presence at Indian Wells Conference Center at Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa in Indian Wells.
Details: https://t.co/se2YOdZVMh pic.twitter.com/Cx8sisoBNh
— KESQ News Channel 3 (@KESQ) March 14, 2019
The police started a room-to-room sweep for evidence of a gun shooting, but eventually, nothing was found.
Therefore, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the report of the shooting was unsubstantiated.
Luckily everything ended up “only” as a big scare for Svitolina and Monfils.
#IndianWells Incident: 03/14/19, 10:15 AM deputies received call of possible shots heard at a business within the 44600 block of Indian Wells Ln. Deputies conducted room to room searches and determined the shooting was unsubstantiated.
— Riverside County Sheriff PIO-East (@RSOPIOEast) March 14, 2019
Svitolina is about to play Bianca Andreescu in the semifinal in the desert while Monfils had to retire before playing the quarters against Thiem because of a problem to his left Achilles.
