US EditionWimbledon Underway in Sweltering Conditions
- On June 30, Wimbledon organisers warned fans not to travel as the grounds reached capacity before 9am, citing several-hour queues amid extreme heat.
- In response to record heat, the Met Office predicted the hottest Wimbledon start in history, with temperatures reaching 29.7°C by midday, exceeding the 2001 record.
- Under the heat rule, Wimbledon officials state it is well used on tour, triggering at 30.1°C to allow 10-minute player breaks amid extreme temperatures.
- Despite record heat, players and spectators faced health incidents, with players taking medical timeouts and helping collapsed fans amid ongoing heat risks.
- As the UK Met Office predicts cooler, rainy weather on Wednesday, at least 20 European countries remain under heat alerts, highlighting ongoing climate risks for major events.
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Lloyd Harris wins on sweltering Day 1 at Wimbledon
South Africa’s top-ranked tennis player Lloyd Harris won his opening match at a sweltering Wimbledon and will now face a familiar foe in Russian Andrey Rublev. The 28-year-old Harris is on the comeback trail and featuring in his second Grand Slam of the year. Ironically given what’s coming up, he came up against Rublev in the opening round in Paris and lost in four sets. The Russian is the No 14 seed at Wimbledon. In total, Harris and Rublev hav…
Tennis-Alcaraz survives Wimbledon scare, Sabalenka serene, but others feel the heat
LONDON (Reuters) -Carlos Alcaraz survived Wimbledon's hottest-ever opening day although the Spaniard was far from his sizzling best as he began his quest for a hat-trick of titles with a scare against Fabio Fognini at the All England Club on Monday. Read full story
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Alcaraz survives scare, Sabalenka cruises on Wimbledon's hottest opening day
Carlos Alcaraz survived a major scare in his Wimbledon opener while Aryna Sabalenka kept her cool to cruise into the second round on the hottest opening day in the tournament's history.
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