The Sun set just a few hours later, leaving us once again in the darkness.

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They would go before sunrise or hold it in until darkness fell once again to avoid being seen.

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Once the action is underway the crowd is kept in darkness, similar to watching a football match under floodlights, but they are kept in touch with match statistics and disputed line call replays on a giant four-sided screen above the court.

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