India, July 1 -- Chaos struck Court 1 late Monday night at Wimbledon as organisers abruptly halted the first-round clash between No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard after four sets, postponing the decider to Tuesday. The match was paused as officials believed it wouldn't conclude before the tournament's 11 p.m. curfew.

Fritz, who scripted a hard-fought comeback in the match after going down in the first two sets, was left visibly fuming at the officials when they came to discuss with both players as the 11 p.m. curfew approached. The American, fresh off his title wins in the Boss Open and Eastbourne, and who is among the favourites to make the semifinals in London, came back from 1-5 down in the fourth set tie-breaker,...