Scorching temperatures on the US Open have sparked a shock courtside outburst from Russian champion Daniil Medvedev.
The world No Three was battling it out towards good pal Andrey Rublev within the quarter-finals when he approached the digicam to warn “certainly one of us goes to die”.
“You can not think about. One participant goes to die and they will see,” Medvedev stated, trying instantly into the lens.
Temperatures soared to 33C (91F) on Wednesday because the Russian stars thrashed it out by way of three agonising units.
Excessive humidity pushed the gamers even additional, with Medvedev complaining after the match that there have been occasions he struggled to see the ball.
“It was brutal. The one good factor I see in these situations is each endure, so it is powerful for each of us,” stated the 2021 US Open champion.
“On the finish of the primary set, I type of could not see the ball anymore! I performed with sensations and tried to go for it, tried to run and tried to catch the balls. He did the identical typically.
“Brutal situations and tremendous powerful to win.”
Regardless of the roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium being half-closed, Medvedev wanted the coach twice and in addition to the usage of an inhaler to maintain going.
Sky Sports activities pundits Tim Henman and Martina Navratilova stated it was clear the gamers had been struggling.
“To look at that match with Rublev and Medvedev was brutal. You can see they had been preventing so onerous they usually had so little power left within the tank, it was virtually in the event that they had been enjoying on intuition,” stated Henman.
Martina Navratilova added: “I used to be cooking within the shade and was like these guys are placing it on the market. The one factor you possibly can consider is how one can keep cool. It is actually onerous to have that tennis mind going.”
Medvedev will go on to the semi-finals of the US event after profitable the match 6-Four 6-Three 6-4.
