"Jannik Sinner had tried everything but after baking for two and a half hours inside the suffocating sauna of Shanghai's stadium court, he was finished. Even around midnight, the humidity was still so oppressive that Sinner had spent the final 20 minutes of his third-round match against Tallon Griekspoor cramping, panting and in considerable pain. Eventually, he could not even walk properly. Midway through the final set, the 24-year-old hobbled slowly to his chair using his racket as a crutch and terminated the match."
"Those scenes were representative of the Shanghai Masters so far as, throughout the past week, so many players have wilted in brutal conditions. Terence Atmane and Hamad Medjedovic both retired after struggling with the heat. Francisco Comesana appeared close to collapsing and he had to be helped mid-match by his opponent Lorenzo Musetti. Despite the benefit of competing at night, Novak Djokovic repeatedly vomited in two consecutive matches."
Players at Shanghai and Wuhan endured oppressive heat and humidity that led to cramping, vomiting, retirements, and near-collapse. Jannik Sinner cramped and hobbled off midway through his match after two and a half hours in Shanghai's suffocating stadium court. Terence Atmane, Hamad Medjedovic, Emma Raducanu, and Jelena Ostapenko retired with heat-related issues. Francisco Comesana required help from Lorenzo Musetti after appearing close to collapse. Novak Djokovic repeatedly vomited during consecutive matches and showed signs of reaching his limit. Tournament conditions, including late-night play, failed to prevent severe heat stress, exposing gaps in player-safety measures against extreme weather.
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