Sentence examples for rain stoppages from inspiring English sources

Nadal plays Ferrer, who won 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 in a little under four hours, with half an hour off for two rain stoppages.

He did not bat as Ravi Bopara hit his highest one-day score of 96, getting out to the last ball before the rain fell for the final time, to sneak a tie in a bizarre finale disturbed by several rain stoppages and recalculations of the victory target.

The morning was punctuated by three rain stoppages.

After the rest day, the fourth morning was punctuated by three rain stoppages.

The morning was punctuated by three rain stoppages, which increased England's chances of saving the game.

After a momentary rain stoppage, both players held serve to take it to a third-set tiebreaker, which Zheng went on to win.

England were ahead during the first rain stoppage and had little appetite to play on; India were ahead during the second stoppage and suddenly they were content to call it a day.

After an anxious two-and-a-half-hour rain stoppage, New Zealand were finally bowled out for 220.

Persistent rain followed the stoppage for light and, with the certainty of an overnight declaration from Australia, the odds now heavily favour English survival on a day when more rain breaks are expected.

She won 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 in two hours and 43 minutes, with stoppages for rain and, finally, the drawing over of the roof.

Earlier, Del Potro, the fifth seed, had to endure two stoppages for rain before easing through at the expense of France's Michael Llodra.