Daniil Medvedev qualified for the quarterfinals of the men’s singles tennis tournament at the 2020 Olympics on Wednesday, but he was frustrated by the heat in Tokyo. The second-ranked ATP player in the world also questioned whether the chairman referee would be held responsible if he died during the game.
Due to some early rain, the temperature rose to 88 degrees Fahrenheit (31 degrees Celsius), but the heat index made it feel like a hot 99 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius). Medvedev, He was the first person to call for the postponement of the start of the tennis match Olympic Games Due to hot and humid weather conditions, he was clearly struggling on the court in the third round against Italy’s Fabio Foggini on Wednesday.
The Russian tennis ace player took a medical timeout in the second set due to a fever and abdominal injury, requiring the coach’s attention.
Watching Medvedev struggling between scoring and leaning on the racket, once the chairman referee Carlos Ramos asked him if he could continue the game.
Medvedev Replied“I can finish the game, but I can die. If I die, will you be responsible?”
Medvedev said after beating Foggini in three sets Interview after the game“I don’t know what to do to feel better. I’m going to fall on the court. Even from the first set, my breathing didn’t feel good enough. That’s why I called a physical therapist and I felt my diaphragm The membrane is blocked.
He said he thought it was the wettest day in Tokyo so far. “Then in the second set, there is only darkness in my eyes, like between every point, I don’t know what to do to feel better. Just like I bend over, I can’t breathe, so I’m ready to fall On the court,” he added.
Daniel Medvedev of Russia
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Earlier, the Spanish player Paula Bardoza had to leave the stadium in a wheelchair due to heat stroke after retiring in the quarter-finals against Markta vondrosova. Bardoza subsequently withdrew from his partner Pablo Carreno Busta’s mixed doubles match. At the same time, Czech player von Drusova, who had eliminated local favorite Naomi Osaka earlier, entered the semifinals.
