Tokyo: Tennis matches at the Tokyo Olympics will start at 3pm local time from Thursday, said the international tennis federation of government agencies after requests from players who have struggled in hot and humid conditions.
World number two Danil Medvedev gave an honest assessment of conditions that hinder on Wednesday when Russians who looked annoyed told the referee he could finish his match but wanted to know who would be responsible if he died.
“For the purposes of the health and welfare of players and attending extensive consultations, ITF has announced a schedule changes due to increased heat and humidity is currently being experienced in Tokyo, Japan,” Itf said in a statement.
Suitable at Tennis Park Ariake started at 11am to Wednesday with several players suffering from Heatstroke.
Last week Djokovic and Medvedev were top ranked leading to the organizers to move the match to the afternoon.