New York – US Open: Drone Crashes Into Stands During Match

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    Police officers investigate the southwest corner of Louis Armstrong Stadium after a drone flew over the court, buzzing the players during a match between Flavia Pennetta, of Italy, and Monica Niculescu, of Romania, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015.  The drone crashed into the seats and can be seen to the right of the police officer on his phone. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)New York – A drone buzzed over the court during a U.S. Open match and crashed into an empty section of seats in Louis Armstrong Stadium.

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    U.S. Tennis Association spokesman Chris Widmaier says Thursday night that no one was injured.

    He adds that the New York Police Department “is conducting an ongoing investigation.”

    The device flew diagonally through the arena during a second-round match that 26th-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy won 6-1, 6-4 over Monica Niculescu of Romania.


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