The tennis ace had a weekend of contrasting feelings.
Henry Patten is among the many tennis stars stranded in Dubai (Picture: Getty)
British tennis ace Henry Patten is among the many sportspeople stranded within the Center East as tensions flare within the area. A US-Israeli airstrikes have flattened components of the Iranian capital over the weekend, with the Center Jap nation retaliating by bombing a number of of its neighbours, together with the United Arab Emirates.
The strikes got here earlier than the conclusion of the Dubai Tennis Championships, which ended on Saturday, with Patten and Finnish associate Harri Heliovaara taking the lads’s doubles title. It’s their second consecutive doubles win, however the pair’s celebrations have been quelled after the outbreak of violence within the Center East.
All flights out of Dubai had been grounded by Saturday night, that means Patten, his enjoying associate, and loads of different tennis stars have been caught in the course of an lively battle zone. In addition to the apparent safety issues, it poses an issue on condition that the primary Masters 1000 occasion of the yr kicks off in Indian Wells on Wednesday.
Issuing an replace on X, journalist Reem Abulleil, who was on the bottom masking the event, mentioned: “Gamers (incl. Rublev, Medvedev, Griekspoor, Heliovaara, Patten, Arevalo, Pavic) & their coaches are nonetheless in Dubai, alongside w[ith] officers, a few tennis journalists, myself & the event stenographer.
“DDF have been variety sufficient to increase our resort keep till March 4 and we’re effectively taken care of. I left the resort in the present day and I am staying with a pal in Dubai. There have been missile/ drone interceptions throughout Dubai, however we have been secure up to now and are simply ready for the airspace to reopen.
“They’ve been periodically extending the interval of airspace closure, with the present discover indicating no flying till not less than 3pm tomorrow. This can seemingly be prolonged once more.”
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