A Spanish tennis star was taken off the court in a wheelchair and another asked the umpire who would take responsibility if he died, as hot and humid weather conditions take their toll at the Tokyo Olympics.
The world No. 2 in the men’s game, Daniil Medvedev, became visibly upset with the umpire as he struggled with the conditions during his match against Italian Fabio Fognini.As he was serving in the second set after winning the first, umpire Carlos Ramos asked if he was alright.
"I'm fine. I can finish the match but I can die,” the Russian star replied, before asking whether the sport’s governing body, the International Tennis Federation, would “take responsibility” for his death. After the match, which he won, Medvedev, said that he “didn’t feel good enough with my breathing,” even during the first set.“That's why I called the physio, I felt like my diaphragm was blocked," he said. “And then in the second set, I just had darkness in my eyes, like between every point, I didn't know what to do to feel better."Meanwhile, Paula Badosa suffered heatstroke as she took on the Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova.
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