An influencer’s bright ring light forced a U.S. Open umpire to stop a match, angering tennis fans. Video shared online showed a woman using a bright ring light from the stands, prompting the chair umpire to pause the match. Another clip showed several people filming inside a luxury suite as a spectator seated beneath them appeared visibly annoyed. The incidents have added to complaints that the tournament at Flushing Meadows is becoming more focused on social media and entertainment than the tennis itself. @katticuspfinch Tennis etiquette is that you don’t even GET UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A POINT, but now at @US Open apparently it’s ring lights and photo shoots everywhere in the MIDDLE OF A POINT. Listen, I love bringing new people to the open and I’m all for getting more people into tennis because it’s such a fun sport to watch but if you’re going to disrespect the players, you shouldn’t come to the match. And I LOVE content creators bringing tennis to everyone on social media but if you’re not going to be respectful of the game being played thats NOT OKAY. Yyou can see ring lights from all over the stadium and the umpire and

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