NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): ___ 11:50 a.m. The start of play at the U.S. Open is being delayed at least an\u2026<\/b>
\nNEW YORK (AP) \u2014 The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): ___ 12:25 p.m. Women\u2019s No.1 seed Ash Barty has kicked off second-round action at the U.S. Open after the remnants of Hurricane Ida that swept through the Northeast delayed some matches by an hour. Barty\u2019s match against Clara Tauson started on time at Arthur Ashe Stadium under a sunny sky. Barty missed the tournament in 2020 because of the pandemic, staying home in Australia. The U.S. Tennis Association said any fans with tickets for Thursday who could not attend the U.S. Open because of the lingering effects of the storm were eligible for an exchange for a comparable ticket to a session later in the tournament. The USTA encouraged fans attending Thursday\u2019s matches to use public transportation. ___ 11:50 a.m. The start of play at the U.S. Open is being delayed at least an hour a day after the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through the Northeast. The U.S. Tennis Association said it needed to \u201cevaluate the readiness of our site\u201d on Thursday. Matches that were supposed to begin at 11 a.m. were being postponed at least until noon. The U. S Open faced numerous interruptions Wednesday night caused by heavy rain and wind from the remnants of the hurricane. Diego Schwartzman won a match that started at Louis Armstrong Stadium and was moved to Arthur Ashe Stadium after a break of nearly 2 1\/2 hours while another match finished. Heavy rain that made its way into Louis Armstrong Stadium despite the closing of the retractable roof forced U.S. Open organizers to call off play for the day at that arena. Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was scheduled to play a second-round match against Tallon Griekspoor at night. Djokovic is trying to become the first man to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same year since 1969. ___ More AP tennis: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tennis and https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP_Sports Copyright \u00a9 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.<\/p>\n