Paula Badosa first Olympic experience was cut short because of extreme heat in Tokyo. The Spanish player retired after losing the first set of her quarterfinal against Czech Marketa Vondrousova and was escorted from the court in a wheelchair.
Players are struggling with extreme temperatures and ATP world No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia criticized the organizers for not rescheduling matches to start later in the day. Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, who was on the verge of fainting in his Wednesday’s encounter with Fabio Fognini, said to the umpire: “I can finish the match, but I can die.