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The women’s doubles final was rained off with Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani serving at 5-6 (Image: Sky Sports)<\/p>\n
Miami Open organisers have taken action after rain wreaked havoc on the schedule during the final day of the tournament. The weather has not played ball this fortnight \u2013 a whole day of WTA qualifying was rained off a couple of weeks ago. There was another washout last Wednesday, with main-draw ATP and WTA matches cancelled and rescheduled<\/a>. And more rain heavily delayed proceedings last Friday, with some matches moved, and others pushed back by a day.<\/a><\/p>\n And the rain has returned on the last day, right in the middle of the women\u2019s doubles final between the top two seeds. Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini were serving to force a first-set tiebreak against Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend on the main Stadium Court when the rain came. Play was suspended, and all four women swiftly left the court.<\/p>\n However, they will not be returning to the Stadium Court, and their final has been moved altogether, right in the middle of proceedings. Play is set to resume on the Grandstand court \u2013 the second-biggest showcourt on the grounds \u2013 and was initially hoped to get back underway at around 2.20pm local time (7.20pm BST), roughly 40 minutes after the match was halted.<\/p>\n Tournament organisers issued a statement on social media, confirming the new court assignment. \u201cMatch update: ERRANI\/PAOLINI vs SINIAKOVA\/TOWNSEND has been moved to the Grandstand Court, starting not before 2.20pm.\u201d<\/p>\n On Sky Sports, commentator Naomi Cavaday explained that Miami Open officials were concerned about more rain delays in the coming hours and wanted to get both the women\u2019s doubles and men\u2019s singles finals completed.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can tell you the women\u2019s doubles final will be getting back underway, as you can see there, in about five minutes. But they have been moved to the Grandstand court, so as not to delay the men\u2019s singles final too much,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The women’s doubles final started on the Stadium Court before play was suspended due to rain (Image: Sky Sports)<\/p>\n \u201cI think that is a consideration because of the women\u2019s doubles final, but also because of the rain that is still around, sort of circling as you can see, in all different directions. It\u2019s looking fairly grey, so we might get a few more interruptions. But the women\u2019s doubles final will be getting back underway very, very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n However, as expected, the rain continued to stop and start, and the men\u2019s singles final between Jannik Sinner<\/a> and Jiri Lehecka, which was scheduled not before 3pm local time (8pm BST), also became delayed. The players finally took to the courts at around 4.20pm local (9.20pm BST). Sinner and Lehecka stepped out onto the Stadium Court, while Errani\/Paolini and Siniakova\/Townsend returned, this time out on Grandstand.<\/p>\n When the women\u2019s doubles final resumed almost three hours later, Siniakova and Townsend returned looking absolutely unstoppable. They stormed through the first-set tiebreak without dropping a point and then won the last six games in a row to claim a 7-6(0) 6-1 victory. Not only have they won the Miami Open, they\u2019ve completed the Sunshine Double.<\/p>\n Any further delays shouldn\u2019t come as a huge surprise given the poor forecast for the rest of the day. No. 2 seed Sinner has been expecting some schedule chaos. After winning his semi-final match on Friday, the 2024 champion admitted he\u2019d seen the forecast, but still hoped for the best. \u201cLet\u2019s see also the weather forecast. It\u2019s also not promising, but we hope for a day as dry as possible, and that we have a chance to play. No matter what happens now in the final, of course, I will give it the best shot,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n EXPRESS SPORT ON FB! Get all the best sports news and much more on our Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n Stay up-to-date with the latest Tennis news Join us on WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Miami](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Miami-Open-rain-delay-6831333.jpg\" "\\"Miami")
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