Should The Us Open Tennis Championship In Flushing Meadows Be Postponed?

[ladybirder]

I've just been reading about the guys playing in the US Open tennis in New York in 35C heat. Medvedev who played for 2 hours 48 minutes in that heat said someone is going to die. He could be right.

[Ken4155]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/tennis/john-mcenroe-makes-plea-to-usta-it-s-not-humane/ar-AA1glJOu?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ab119610d5d34d6fa66e3fa96bfdeef4&ei=10

[Moorea7]

They should at least be allowed "cooling breaks" or perhaps they already are?

[Moorea7]

Saw comment on TV about British footballers having to play out in Cyprus (think tomorrow) in what is forecast to be 38C.

[Zacs-Master]

Playing (pardon the pun) right into the JSO activists hands if someone does collapse or die.

[ladybirder]

At least for footballers can have a lie down when they want as we have seen recently. Well, the men anyway;-)

Yes I hope they are getting cooling breaks Moorea7.

[ladybirder]

Between the 3rd and 4th sets. Hmmmm. Not good enough IMO.

// Worried about the possibility of heat illness affecting players, the United States Tennis Association took matters into its own hands Tuesday and set a policy for the men at the US Open. The USTA's extreme heat policy allows for the men to take a a 10-minute break between the third and fourth sets. The tournament referee and medical team will monitor conditions and determine when the policy will no longer be in effect, the USTA said in a statement. \\