NEW YORK — There are no corn fields or crop circles in the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, but an unidentified flying objected visited Louis Armstrong Stadium on Thursday.
The USTA confirmed a drone crashed into seats in Armstrong Stadium towards the end of No. 26 Flavia Pennetta’s second-round win against Monica Niculescu, prompting security and members of the New York Police Department to halt play as they investigated the device.
"No spectators were in the immediate area of the crash and there were no injuries," the USTA said in a statement. "The NYPD responded and is conducting an ongoing investigation.