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French Open match halted as spectators injured

Security members remove a metal structure which collapsed in the tribune on the Philippe Chartier tennis court during the men's quarter-final match between Tsonga of France and Nishikori of Japan during the French Open tennis tournament in Paris
Security members remove a metal structure which collapsed in the tribune on the Philippe Chartier tennis court during the men's quarter-final match between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Kei Nishikori of Japan during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, June 2, 2015. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (REUTERS)
A spectator receives medical assistance after a metal structure collapsed in the tribune on the Philippe Chartier tennis court during the men's quarter-final match between Tsonga and Nishikori during the French Open tennis tournament in Paris
A spectator receives medical assistance after a metal structure collapsed in the tribune on the Philippe Chartier tennis court during the men's quarter-final match between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Kei Nishikori of Japan during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, June 2, 2015. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (REUTERS)
A spectator receives medical assistance after a metal structure collapsed in the tribune on the Philippe Chartier tennis court during the men's quarter-final match between Tsonga and Nishikori during the French Open tennis tournament in Paris
A spectator receives medical assistance after a metal structure collapsed in the tribune on the Philippe Chartier tennis court during the men's quarter-final match between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Kei Nishikori of Japan during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, June 2, 2015. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (REUTERS)

The men's quarterfinal match between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Kei Nishikori had to be halted in the middle of the second set, as high winds knocked loose a large piece of metal that covers part of the video scoreboard. The metal crashed into the stands, hitting spectators.

"Wind broke one of the lights, it came down and hit a woman. She has a pretty significant cut on her arm, and that's what they're attending to now," a Tennis Channel announcer said.
Danielle Elliot