‘One player is going to die’: Medvedev sends warning over US Open warmth
The world quantity three booked his place in the last-four at Flushing Meadows with a straight-sets win over fellow Russian Andrey Rublev on Wednesday, although each gamers struggled with the warmth.
Temperatures rose in direction of 35 levels in New York, with humidity additionally a difficulty, however match organisers opted towards totally closing the roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium and turning on the air-con.
The duo had ice packs round their necks at changeovers, whereas Medevdev twice known as for a medical timeout as he struggled together with his respiration. At one stage within the third set, Medvedev walked to his towel between factors and spoke to the digicam.
“One player is going to die and they’re gonna see,” he stated in reference to the situations.
Asked after the match whether or not these have been the hardest situations of his profession, Medvedev revealed his imaginative and prescient was impacted by the warmth.
“This and the Tokyo Olympic Games [were the worst conditions], it was brutal,” he stated. “The only good thing I see in these conditions is that both suffer. It’s tough for both of us.
“There were ups and downs but that’s so normal. At the end of the first set I kind of couldn’t see the ball anymore. I kind of played with sensations.
“Sometimes before the points I was like ‘wow it seems like he cannot run anymore’. But he was there all the time and I was like ‘damn, when is he going to be tired?’
“But actually we were tired all the time. So yeah, brutal conditions and super tough to win.”
Medvedev will face Carlos Alcaraz within the semi-finals, after the defending champion eased past Alexander Zverev within the night time session.
Humidity remained an issue although, with Alcaraz seen rubbing sawdust onto his arms and palms throughout the match to assist together with his grip and cut back sweating.