Olympics

Strong winds delay some tennis matches in Rio

The start of play is delayed on the outer courts at the Olympic Tennis Center because of high winds.

Many big names scheduled to play

The start of play is delayed on the outer courts at the Olympic Tennis Center because of high winds.

Forty minutes after those matches were set to start, the only action was on Center Court where Germany's Dustin Brown was facing local favourite Thomaz Bellucci. Officials were inspecting the outer courts to ensure they were safe.

The delays were initially announced to be for 30 minutes then that was changed to an hour.

There were 30 km/h winds at the Olympic Park with gusts of up to twice that.

Big names like world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Wimbledon and defending Olympic champ Andy Murray as well as Spaniard Rafael Nadal are scheduled to play on Sunday.

Defending Olympic champ Serena Williams was facing Australia's Daria Gavrilova on the women's side, and that match is underway.

The Canadian men's doubles team of Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil are scheduled to play at around 4 p.m. ET.

With files from CBC Sports