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'Do you want a player to die on court?' – tennis in the heat
Holger Rune was seen by the doctor after struggling with heat at the Shanghai Masters
That was the question Holger Rune asked an official as he was treated by a doctor and physio in gruelling conditions at the Shanghai Masters.
With temperatures reaching as high as 34C and humidity at 80% in the daytime at the end of a long season, players are feeling the impact physically.
Conditions are similar 500 miles west at the Wuhan Open, where Emma Raducanu retired from her first-round match on Tuesday with dizziness. On Monday, matches on the outside courts were halted and the roof on the main court closed.
Holger Rune calls for "Grand Slam heat rule" at ATP tournaments amid humid Shanghai conditions
“We need to survive,” the Dane said after winning a three-setter vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
Holger Rune called on the ATP to instate a formal heat rule after winning a 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-3 fourth round in high humidity at the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Tuesday.
🖥️📲The Match in 15 Minutes: Holger Rune def. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Shanghai 4R
“I think there should be a heat rule like there are in the Grand Slam,” the former world No. 4 said after the match. “I think every player would agree on that. Today was better…today was less hot. But again, it was less hot, but if it was more normal temperature today would be very hot. I think it was like 31 degrees and very humid. But compared to the other days it was pretty brutal.”
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