This will be the 4th of five Nationals held in Orlando having some amount of rain/delays, the 3rd it appears with significant delays and potential short format scoring being required.
Here it is as of Thursday evening.
It doesn't look promising for much of Friday. With those percentages, even if there are periods without rain, can the courts be dried and play start for any period of time before more rain arrives?
I hear that they are already planning for the start of play to be delayed until Friday afternoon, perhaps 2pm when the indoor courts become available, but it sounds like they are hoping outdoor courts are playable by then too.
I have not heard if they are preemptively going to short format scoring. Saturday looks good at this point so I'm sure they will try to catch up with more condensed scheduling so perhaps they can avoid a short format.
I'll update this post as I learn more, or create a new one with more significant updates.
Update: The decision was made Thursday evening to play sets to 4 rather than 6 and to use no-ad, on Friday at least. A revised schedule was posted planning to start play in the afternoon when the forecast says the rain will diminish, but teams are on standby to start earlier if weather permits.
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