Coco Gauff’s fourth-round match against Sorana Cirstea at the Miami Open was halted in the third set when the umpire noticed a fan had “passed out” in the stands. Cirstea had forced a deciding set and was serving at 0-3 down in the third when the chair umpire, Jennifer Zhang, noticed a fan struggling in the stands and quickly stopped play.
Other spectators in the crowd started shouting out to grab the umpire’s attention, and it worked. She got down off her chair and told Gauff: “Sorry Coco, we need to check first.” Tournament director James Blake was also seen standing courtside. “On Centre Court, we have a lady passed out in the stands, just behind the first row, across from the chair umpire. She needs a drink or ice towel, anything,” Zhang said over her walkie-talkie.