On Wednesday, temperatures at Wimbledon reached a record 96 degrees, causing a ball boy to collapse and hundreds of spectators to need medical attention due to heat-related illness. Here’s how the pros are coping as the competition and weather heat up at Wimbledon.
- Caroline Wozniacki handed out iced coffee to sweaty fans.
- Bernard Tomic needed a medical time-out to finish his match, telling the press: “I just haven’t been sleeping well here. It’s been too hot.”
- Rafael Nadal played on without a care, as his coach and Uncle Toni Nadal told reporters: “For us, it is good to play with the sun because normally Majorca has lots of sun. Rafa feels good about this type of weather.”
- Maria Sharapova, now a Sunshine State resident, said the heat never bothered her anyway, commenting: “It’s much warmer in my hometown of Long Boat Key. There was some cloud coverage here and I’ve trained quite long in the heat over there.”
- An always cool Roger Federer told the press, “It was perfect playing conditions, to be honest. It was nice. No clouds whatsoever.”
Temperatures for Thursday call for a high of 81 degrees. Looks like players and fans will finally get a break.
