There was chaos all around at the Miami Open on Wednesday, March 18, as incessant rain throughout the day prevented play on any court. While on-court action was canceled, people outside the venue faced significant hassle and, understandably, vented their frustrations at the organizers.
Fans Complain About Lack of Organization at Miami Open After Rain Cancels Play
There was a lot of anger and frustration vented by fans as Wednesday’s play at the Miami Open was canceled due to rain. However, the thing that irked the fans the most was that they could not enter the stadium despite having tickets. People had to wait in long lines outside in the heavy rain, and in the absence of a clear plan for obtaining refunds, one fan said that the organizers were “unprofessional” and “insane.”
Another year another fail from Miami Open operations. Stadium tickets will not allow you in due to a stadium closure. Many people have bought tickets, have no refund, and have no way to get in leading to insane lines in the rain. @MiamiOpen this is unprofessional and insane. pic.twitter.com/OK1x40IJl0
— soph !! (@seazen_17) March 18, 2026
Other fans vented their frustrations after traveling by road and air to attend the prestigious event and watch the top players, only for their tickets to be canceled and not even to be allowed to enter the stadium.
“Flew all the way to Florida for the Miami Open just for our tickets to get canceled and for it to get rained out … ” said one fan.
There was another tweet from a fan who had an eight-hour journey from as far as Chile to come to the Miami Open, only to spend his day outside the stadium in the rain. The individual requested that the authorities grant him access to the outside courts so he could enter the stadium rather than stand in the rain outside. He also made a humble request for a refund of his tickets.
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“Come on @MiamiOpen I travel 8 hours from Chile just to see tennis and you refund me my tickets and didn’t give anything to see the matches, please your help giving an access to de exterior courts . I travel a lot just for the Miami open and I can not go ?” he said.
One fan on social media tweeted that people who had tickets for the rainout day will be contacted by the organizers for a refund. With play completely canceled on Wednesday, Thursday is set to be a manic day, with as many as 50 matches scheduled. The forecast looks promising, and play will begin one hour earlier at 10 a.m.
