The players on the large show courts said the heat wasn’t much of a factor for them.
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A Scotland Yard spokesman said a 50-year-old woman had suffered from shock but declined medical attention.
Venus Williams joined her younger sister in the third round at Wimbledon.
The HSBC Road to Wimbledon 14 & under Challenge began in 2002 and is an All England Club junior event initiative supported by the LTA – it has now expanded into Asia with a pilot scheme run in India seeing events held in Delhi and Mumbai.
Murray won 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 as Haase failed to put up much resistance against the home favorite. Look for another quick win here. Players used towels wrapped around ice to cool down during changeovers, while on Henman Hill where fans often courageous the rain as they gather outdoors to watch the matches on a big screen umbrellas once again dotted the green slope.
Two down, five to go.
British number one Heather Watson also made it into round two of the women’s singles.
At the All England Club, ladies also get the vapours, apparently.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands eliminated seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic in the second round at Wimbledon.
It was hotter than normal at Wimbledon, where a record high and closed, windless facilities tend to make things stiffer than in an open environment.
The all time heat record at Wimbledon was 34.6C (94F) in 1976. I mean, I havent played loads of matches on that court when it has been as warm as that.. He was carted off the court and treated. Two-time champion Rafael Nadal defeated Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.
Ex- finalist Agnieszka Radwanska needed just 49 minutes to win her second-round match at Wimbledon on Thursday.
The Australian Open previous year changed its weather policy after a heat wave led to criticism from players about risky conditions.
Another USA man in action Wednesday, Steve Johnson, bowed out with a straight-set loss to 11th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria.
On Wednesday, Wimbledon for the first time adopted those emergency standards for women, but only after lobbying from the WTA.
A ball boy received treatment at Wimbledon after collapsing during a second-round clash involving John Isner. Tuesday had been the hottest day of the year in London, but Wednesday beat that by 10 degrees.
“Almost don’t want to know it. I’m just happy the way we have it. Isn’t it the discretion of the supervisor or the umpire maybe”.
“It’s been too hot”, he said.
“I was tired and starting to get dizzy out there with the heat hitting me”. I didn’t sleep well yesterday or the day before. Tomic has only won one set against Djokovic, which came in the 2011 Wimbledon.
Novak Djokovic is preparing himself to take on Bernard Tomic and his army of Aussie Fanatics who will undoubtedly be courtside for their upcoming third round match.
“If he’s No.1, he’s obviously there for a reason. When I was coming into the professional tennis as an 18-year-old, I was playing a Challenger in Helsinki in Finland, that’s where I met him the first time”, said Djokovic.
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In 2013, Sharapova lost to Michelle Larcher De Brito in the second round.
