Organisers of the Miami Open have issued a statement after 35 of the 37 matches on Wednesday’s order of play were cancelled. Rain wreaked havoc on the schedule, as play was continuously delayed until well into the evening. Initially, just 12 matches were cancelled. Then, 14 remained on the schedule, with most courts expected to resume at 6pm local time (10pm GMT).
But the surfaces were still damp, and shortly after 6pm local time, organisers took to social media to confirm that the day session had been cancelled altogether. The night session is currently still expected to go ahead not before 7pm local time (11pm GMT) on the Grandstand court, featuring just two matches.
On social media, the Miami Open wrote: “Session 3 (day) on March 18 has been cancelled. Impacted ticket holders will receive an email with next steps. Session 4 match play begins not before 7pm. The campus remains open.”
The post also instructed ticket holders to visit the website for ticketing information. The website says that, when the day session is ended before the completion of one match, ticket holders are eligible for exchange as provided in the Ticket Exchange Policy.
The policy states: “If a Miami Open session is cancelled (as provided for in the Cancellation Provisions below), tickets can be exchanged for a one-for-one basis for this year’s Miami Open (2026), subject to availability.”
Tennis Channel showed live pictures from around the grounds as the rain continued to pour, with all the courts soaked. “We are back live with you from Miami, and we wish we had better pictures to show you, but it has been raining all day long,” Chanda Rubin told viewers.
“Fans have been waiting patiently, here’s a look at the current sky above the Hard Rock Stadium. We were supposed to be working the last hour or so, last 30 minutes or so, but it’s just not to be.
“As you can see, all of the courts are wet, the rain has continued. They have been drying them throughout the day, but right now, we are waiting for the rain to stop. We have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is, all play has been cancelled on the outside courts for today. But the good news is that we are planning on a night session, starting at 7pm Eastern. We are hopeful that in just about, not quite an hour’s time, we will have this match for you: Venus Williams, a wildcard into this event, looking for her first win of the season.”
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