World number two Daniil Medvedev gave a frank assessment of the stifling conditions for tennis in Tokyo on Wednesday when the visibly upset Russian told the umpire he could finish his match but wanted to know who will take responsibility if he died.
Last week Medvedev was the first to appeal for a delayed start for tennis at the Tokyo Olympics due to the hot and humid weather conditions and also received support from world number one Novak Djokovic.On Wednesday he opened the proceedings on Ariake Tennis Park's main show court against Italian Fabio Fognini and was struggling throughout the match.
"I'm fine. I can finish the match but I can die. If I die will the ITF take responsibility?" Medvedev said in reply. "And then on the second set, I just had darkness in my eyes, like between every point, I didn't know what to do to feel better. Like I was bending over and I couldn't get my breath together so I was ready to just fall down on the court."
She needed a lengthy medical timeout but was unable to recover sufficiently and left the court in a wheelchair.
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