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Tennis-Sabalenka interrupts US Open match over cannabis smell

NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - World number ⁠one Aryna Sabalenka had an unusual ‌interruption during her U.S. Open third-round match on Friday, stopping play to alert the umpire to a ​strong smell of cannabis drifting ⁠onto Louis Armstrong ⁠Stadium court.

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Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 4, 2026 Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka in action during her third round match against Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - World number ⁠one Aryna Sabalenka had an unusual ‌interruption during her U.S. Open third-round match on Friday, stopping play to alert the umpire to a ​strong smell of cannabis drifting ⁠onto Louis Armstrong ⁠Stadium court.

Sabalenka, who had made a fast start ⁠to ‌go 3-0 ahead against Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova, raised the issue during ⁠her second service game, pointing out ​the smell ‌before play resumed.

"Someone is smoking weed," top ⁠seed Sabalenka ​told umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore as she was serving 30-0 up. "Would you mind to ... because ⁠it's so strong."

The odour of ​cannabis has become a familiar — if unwelcome — feature at Flushing Meadows, with players complaining about ⁠the distraction in the past.

While smoking is not permitted inside the grounds, recreational cannabis is legal for adults over 21 in ​New York and smoke ⁠from people in the surrounding Flushing Meadows-Corona ​Park can drift into ‌the tennis complex and onto ​the courts.

(Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in New YorkEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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