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US Open's retractable roof closed for the first time during a match

Posted at 11:03 PM, Aug 31, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-31 23:03:28-04
NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. Open's new $150 million retractable roof atop Arthur Ashe Stadium has been closed for the first time during a match.
   
The cover was shut because of rain that fell at 3-3 in the second set of Rafael Nadal's second-round match against Andreas Seppi on Wednesday night.
   
It took about 5 minutes to close and play resumed.
   
After dealing with rain delays and postponed finals for years, the U.S. Tennis Association finally built a movable roof over its main stadium. It is available for this year's tournament, which started Monday, but the first two days were dry.
 
The only use of the roof until Nadal's match came when it was shut at the start of the tournament's opening ceremony Monday night, then opened as Phil Collins sang "In the Air Tonight."