MONTREAL — The D.J. was in the midst of his set, carefully choosing songs for an audience of roughly two dozen die-hard tennis fans at the Rogers Cup here on Wednesday.
There was Prince’s 1984 hit “Purple Rain.” Then, he elected to go with “Can’t Stop the Rain” by Cascada. At the end of the Guns N’ Roses classic “November Rain,” the rain-soaked crowd finally heard the news it had been dreading: Play was officially canceled for the evening.
Tennis fans and players have heard that a lot in the past two weeks, as bad weather has plagued tournaments in the East during the lead-up to the United States Open this month.