BENGALURU, Oct 7 (Reuters) – You no go believe wetin happen for Shanghai Masters this week! The heat no just gree players rest, as many of them dey drop like fly. World number two, Jannik Sinner, wey dey try defend im title, just follow the path of retirement as e dey struggle with cramp for im right thigh during im round of 32 match against Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor. Na so e waka come give up. No be small wahala!
Even Novak Djokovic no escape the heat, as e vomit during im match with Yannick Hanfmann. Holger Rune self dey vex ask official, say whether dem wan make player ‘die for court’ before dem go do something about this awful heat. E no funny again, as everybody dey lament about the brutal humidity wey dey above 80%. Na wetin dem go fit do? E fit be say di ATP go need to sit down and talk some sense about heat rule for future tournaments. (Dey need am sharp-sharp o!)
Ododo, e no be only Sinner wey suffer. Players like Casper Ruud, Tomas Machac, David Goffin, and plenty others sef don drop for the heat gidi gidi. As dem dey play, temperature dey around 30 degrees Celsius, and humidity no wan gree them make am easy at all. E don even happen for August when Arthur Rinderknech collapse during match for Cincinnati because of extreme weather condition.
The ATP dey think of how dem go fit put proper heat rule, after dem notice say players dey struggle under this kain conditions, so dem fit protect the health of the players. If you check other sports like football and Formula One, dem don ready introduce rules to save players from heat wahala. E mean say tennis too fit follow suit sharply!
At the end of di day, player safety na priority number one for ATP. Dem dey talk say dem go review di situation well, but we go dey watch as tori dey unfold. As e dey go like this, fit be say more players go dey take breaks or dem go even stop matches because of heat. This one no be play matter, na serious business! Make we dey follow as di updates dey come, because we no wan miss anything!
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