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Players and officials ran from the court at an ATP Challenger event in the United Arab Emirates when a fire broke out at a nearby oil terminal following an Iranian drone attack.<\/b><\/p>\n
Two matches were stopped in Fujairah – which is about 90 miles south-east of Dubai – shortly after the city’s port was targeted on Tuesday morning. The ATP later confirmed play was cancelled for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n
A live feed on the ATP website showed Japan’s Hayato Matsuoka and Russia’s Daniil Ostapenkov, along with the umpire and line judges, dash off court early in the third set.<\/p>\n
Tournament officials could be heard shouting instructions to leave the court.<\/p>\n
“Relevant authorities responded to a fire that broke out in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, resulting from falling debris following the successful interception of a drone by air defence systems,” the Government of Fujairah media office said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Iranian drone and missile attacks have been fired towards the UAE over the past three days, in response to US and Israeli strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n
Defence teams were still “working to contain the incident”, the statement added. No injuries were reported. <\/p>\n
“The health, safety and wellbeing of our players, staff and tournament personnel is our priority,” the ATP told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n
“Following consultation with local authorities and security advisers, play has been cancelled for the remainder of the day as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n
“We continue to monitor the situation closely and will provide further updates as appropriate.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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