Andy Murray was getting ready to a first-round loss to Yannick Hanfmann on the Geneva Open earlier than play was suspended because of freak climate.
The former world primary was trailing 7-5 4-1 in Switzerland when rain and a storm blew white pollen onto the courtroom.
“It’s prefer it’s snowing right here and you continue to need us to proceed taking part in,” Murray argued with referee Greg Allensworth earlier than the choice was made for the gamers to return to the locker room.
Play was canceled for the day quickly after, and Murray’s sport was rescheduled for Tuesday – not earlier than 12:00 BST.
Briton Jack Draper’s match with Czech Tomas Machac has been postponed to Tuesday.
Wildcard Murray was taking part in his first ATP Tour-level match since breaking his ankle on the Miami Open in March.
Unless he can produce a shocking comeback towards Germany’s Hanfmann, the Scot will miss out on taking part in world primary Novak Djokovic within the second spherical.
Last week, the 37-year-old Murray returned to the ATP Challenger occasion on clay courtroom in Bordeaux after ankle sprains in March, however he was crushed within the second spherical by French participant Gregoire Barrere.
The former three-time Grand Slam champion mentioned that he doesn’t intend to “play for a very long time this summer time”, however didn’t say the place his closing match might be.
Murray, ranked seventy fifth on the planet, has been shortlisted for the French Open, the second main of the season, which begins on May 26.