The 30+ degree temperature in Ohio caused the Dane to go into thermal shock, but he still ended up winning his match.
Summer in the United States is causing problems for tennis players who are participating in the tournaments preceding the US Open. The strong heat waves (over 30 degrees on average last week) that are affecting the North American country have caused health complications in several players, Holger Rune (16th ATP) being the latest of them.
The Dane was playing in the second round of the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati when he suffered a kind of heat stroke at the beginning of the second set. Rune had to be treated by doctors at the event and they even had to take his blood pressure and measure his blood sugar levels.
It was a moment of great tension. The former world quartet was visibly exhausted and had many problems even to be able to sit on the rest chair, so many thought that the Scandinavian would end up withdrawing from the match.
Finally, Rune not only managed to return to the court, but also managed to win 6-3 and 7-6(8) against the Portuguese Nuno Borges, thus ensuring his presence in the round of 16 of the penultimate Masters 1000 of the calendar, which does not count the South American tennis players competing.
Source: Latercera
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