A sudden Hawk-Eye power outage disrupted the Miami Open clash between Yulia Putintseva and Victoria Azarenka, with Putintseva leading 2-1 and 30-0 in the first set. Hawk-Eye technology plays a crucial role in determining the validity of shots by tracing ball trajectory, essential for match officials.
Tennis official Marija Cicak addressed the situation, stating, “At the moment, as you can see in the back, we’ve lost the power. We’ve lost the lights and the sounds, so we can’t continue. We had it, but then it just went down. When we went to announce the score, I couldn’t see. I prefer to have the lights on so I can call it.”
Miami Open officials swiftly decided to halt the match until power was restored, recognizing the pivotal role of Hawk-Eye in officiating. The outage underscores the dependency of modern tennis tournaments on advanced technology for fair play and accurate judgments.
As players and spectators awaited the resolution of the technical issue, the disruption served as a reminder of the intricacies and challenges inherent in organizing elite sporting events, even with state-of-the-art facilities.
Azarenka in Miami, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently the world no.32, the Belarussian has achieved an overall 14-5 record in 2024. The Belarussian is currently having a run in Miami where she managed to beat the world no.67 Peyton Stearns 7-5 3-6 6-4
, the world no.7 Qinwen Zheng 6-4 7-5, the world no.30 Katie Boulter 7-5 6-1 and the world no.68 Yulia Putintseva 7-64 1-6 6-3.Victoria Azarenka will square off with the world no.4 Elena Rybakina in the semifinal. The head to head is 3-0 for Rybakina.
Azarenka won 21 titles in her career: 16 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Yulia Putintseva in 2024
Now ranked no.68, Putintseva played her last match on the 26th of March when she lost to world no.32 Victoria Azarenka 7-6(4) 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Miami (draw).
Currently, during this season Yulia has an overall 14-9 win-loss record.
Victoria Azarenka and Yulia Putintseva fought against each other 3 times. Their actual head to head record is 3-0 for Azarenka. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Victoria Azarenka won 7-6(4) 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Miami (Miami Open) on the 26th of March 2024.
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