What happens when weather or darkness stops play?

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The Referee (or Deputy Referee) decides whether to suspend or postpone play for weather, light, court conditions, health or safety (USTA Reg. III.E). Once a match is suspended, your child may not leave the tournament area until the Referee gives either their next playing time or clearance to leave. If the suspension lasts more than 15 minutes, players get a re-warm-up of the same length as the original warm-up (USTA Comment 29.4). Coaching is allowed during a suspension when players leave the playing area (Reg. IV.C.10). In the 12 and 14 divisions, a suspended match should not resume after 8 p.m. (Reg. II.D.9). Lateness for the restart is penalized like lateness for the start of a match, but without loss of toss (Table 16).