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He repeated the word “brutal” on-court, said he was playing on instinct given he “kind of couldn’t see the ball”, and in the press conference that followed said his cool-down was more “sweating like hell even with the AC on” before citing Yibing Wu’s collapse due to breathing difficulties at Washington in August.
“Could we go to three sets when the conditions are like this? Some guys are not going to be happy. You lose the first two sets and the match is done and you’re, like, ‘Damn’ I wanted to come back.’ The conditions did however prompt emergency measures only implemented mid-tournament by organisers due to the heat and humidity, with the roof partially closed on Ashe to ensure the court was in the shade.
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