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Spectators at the US Open were left in amazement after\u00a0Sloane Stephens\u00a0and\u00a0Beatriz Haddad Maia’s first-round match was interrupted by a food delivery. The ordeal has split fans on social media with some seeing the funny side, while others have expressed their annoyance.<\/p>\n
The incident happened during the second set with Haddad Maia having taken the opener. Both players had been enjoying a tense match with the score tied at\u00a04-4.<\/p>\n
Tennis fans had their attention briefly taken away from the action as a food delivery \u2014 being carried in a DoorDash bag \u2014 appeared to make its way up the stairs of\u00a0Louis Armstrong Stadium. With some fans laughing, and others left bemused, the delivery worker greeted a young spectator before delivering the order.<\/p>\n
The camera panned to American tennis star, Stephens, who looked unimpressed by the ordeal before swiftly carrying on with play. The 2018 French Open finalist has seven career titles to her name but is unlikely to have witnessed such an occasion while on the court before.<\/p>\n
\nSomebody ordered DoorDash in the Haddad Maia vs. Sloane Stephens match.<\/p>\n
Look at all the confused faces<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The incident has divided fans on social media with many angered by the scenes. “Now why would you do this in the middle of the match,” one fan posted with a crying emoji.<\/p>\n
“i actually hate this,” another user added, with one claiming: “YouTube pranks are getting to be a bit too much.”<\/p>\n
Not all fans were offended by the incident, with one user tweeting: “Kid should be saluted for that delivery.” Another replied: “There is a never a wrong time for\u00a0@DoorDash”<\/p>\n
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“I was expecting a big battle,” Haddad Maia said after the match. “I knew that I had to work very hard and try to focus on my game.”<\/p>\n
Maia is set to face another American, Taylor Townsend, in the second round next while Stephens will have to go back to the drawing board. The 30-year-old, who is married to New England Revolution soccer star\u00a0Jozy\u00a0Altidore, has endured a difficult month as she is fresh off a straight sets defeat to\u00a0world No. 3\u00a0Elena Rybakina in the Round of 16 at the Canadian Open.<\/p>\n
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