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French Open: What Level of Heat Would Stop Play?
The federation will allow 10-minute breaks at 30.1 degrees Celsius and stop play at 32.2 degrees Celsius to protect players from heat illness.
- The French Tennis Federation established heat thresholds for the French Open, permitting 10-minute breaks when the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature reaches 30.1 degrees Celsius and suspending matches at 32.2 degrees Celsius .
- A persistent heat wave has gripped Roland Garros for five consecutive days at 32 degrees Celsius , prompting safety concerns after a ball girl nearly fainted on Monday and player Jakub Mensik collapsed on Thursday.
- The WBGT metric accounts for humidity, solar radiation, and wind to assess heat stress, a standard also adopted by Wimbledon, the Australian Open, and the US Open in their extreme heat protocols.
- Following a Wednesday victory, Novak Djokovic suggested Paris organizers consider moving matches to night sessions on extreme heat days, though the current tournament policy makes no provision for closing retractable roofs.
- Temperatures are expected to rise as the heat dome intensifies over the region, while the FFT continues monitoring two thermometers at Roland Garros, though officials note a match has never been called off due to extreme heat.
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The players moan, the visitors suffer and a ball child almost flips over: The heat is a big topic in Paris.
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The players moan, the visitors flee into the shadows, a ball child almost flips over: The heat is a big topic at the French Open. Boris Becker reminds with horrors of the "soft times".
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