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Rebecca Blackwell / AP
Alexander Zverev was stopped short in his Mexican Open semifinal against Dominik Koepfer due to an earthquake.
A major earthquake provided a terrifying moment during the first semifinal of the ATP Tour Mexico Open on Saturday (New Zealand time).
The all-German clash between second seed Alexander Zverev and unseeded Dominik Koepfer in Acapulco came to an abrupt halt in the second set.
Mexico’s National Seismological Institute said the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.7 and the epicenter was 60 kilometers southeast of San Marcos, about a two-hour drive from Acapulco, which is on the Pacific coast.
Having lost the first set 6-4, Koepfer was up 40-14 in the opening game of the second set when he sent a long ball amid the shaking.
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The TV commentator pointed out to viewers, “Wow, if you were wondering why the camera was shaking a bit during that last point, it wasn’t dodgy camera work, we’re having a little earthquake here.”
Everyone in the stadium took time to calm down, and the crowd cheered.
