US Open organizers were forced to scramble on day one of the tournament US Open bosses were forced to abandon one of their show courts on day one of the tournament two Brits were expected to be in action on court 9 at the USA Billy Jean King Tennis Center however their matches were ultimately scheduled on Court 16 usually used for practice Laura Robson has now shed light on the concerning problem which forced organizers to scrap singles matches on the smaller stage Jan chinsky is opening play on Court 16 on day one of the US Open after coming through qualifying British number three Harriet Dart will later contest the third match on the same track but it was a late decision to allow play on the outside Court explaining why the Brits were competing on a different stage Robson told Sky Sports it's because due to the heat and humidity after they resurfaced the court about 2 and 1/2 weeks ago out on court 9 it started to Bubble Up an initi that wasn't an issue it was playing the same as all the other surfaces but then the bubbles get bigger and so late on Thursday night after qualifying finished I was out there and I was like they're resurfacing the court how bizarre tournament Chiefs initially hoped that Court 9 would be ready for singles action but they were forced to abandon their plans when the new Surface wasn't ready in time it remains to be seen whether it will be used for the rest of the tournament Robson continued and of course once you resurface a court it plays totally different it's so much slower