Tennis chiefs informed to make pressing adjustments after US Open protest over brutal warmth
The excessive climate has been a key speaking level in week two of the US Open, with the warmth rule in impact for a number of days in a row. Players like Medvedev have additionally been seen struggling within the situations throughout their matches. The local weather change dialog then got here to the forefront following a protest throughout Gauff’s victory over Karolina Muchova.
Three Extinction Rebellion campaigners carrying End Fossil Fuels T-shirts have been faraway from the stands whereas a fourth protester glued his toes to the ground of the stands in Arthur Ashe Stadium, inflicting a 49-minute delay to the match. And Bartoli has now given an impassioned plea about the way forward for tennis amid rising temperatures.
“I think, once again, it’s just a conversation that we have to look at [in] a slightly longer period,” the 2013 Wimbledon champion mentioned on Sky Sports. Bartoli additionally made it clear that she thought there could be an issue in tennis tournaments all over the world, claiming that Europe could not be ignored.
She continued: “Because no one knows honestly in Europe in May, June or July what the temperature will be in 10 or 15 years. And I think we just say for now, ‘Yes, of course, in Europe it’s fine because during the spring and the beginning of the summer it’s okay, we play in 25, 28.’
“But it would get to 35 or 38 in 10 years time. So I feel if we have now to make some change, we have now to be actually trying into a protracted interval and we have now to be courageous within the adjustments we make. Now that mentioned, after all we have now to go together with steps which might be achievable as properly. And that is likely to be child steps however I feel it’s crucial as properly to have a long-term imaginative and prescient.”
Bartoli additionally spoke after wheelchair and junior matches were suspended early as a result of climate on Friday. A banner appeared on the US Open web site stating: “Play Update: Due to the rise in temperatures, the Wheelchair matches might want to droop play on the completion of their present set. Junior matches shall be suspended at completion of their subsequent sport.”