The open campaign Arthur Rinderknech in Cincinnati unexpectedly turned on Monday when the Frenchman went to the court in the middle of his clash with the Canadian aliassime Felix Auger and tried to cope with the repressive heat.
The thirty -year -old was locked in an almost two -hour battle when the conditions finally caught up with him. After he lost the opener 7-6 (4), but grabbed the early break in the second, Rinderkech’s momentum was short-term. After giving up, he served to settle the set to 2-2, he pulled to his towel-Jen suddenly fell to the court near the baseline.
When Auger-alissime saw him in need, he was among the first to rushing across, quickly joined the judge before the medical staff arrived to provide immediate attention. The ice packages were wrapped around Rinderknech’s neck and legs as he tried to cool. In real competitive fashion insisted on continuing, but the effort spent. Light and visibly unstable, he managed only two more games before he called it daily and sent Auger-alissime to the last 16.
It was a week soaked with sweat in Cincinnati, with temperatures in a court that plunged around 30 ° C. The players dripped after several gatherings – the British Cameron Norrie looked at Roberto Bautista Agut the previous day during his loss. Even Wimbledon was not spared a summer stab at the beginning of this year, with the first round of Carlos Alcaraza, when the fan in the stands got sick of heat.
For Rinderknech, this was the case of the body above the will. There was gravel, but the conditions of combustion proved to be a final opponent. Auger-aliassime moves forward in the draw, but this match will be remembered for its thermally driven reversal than any winner of highlighting the reels.
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Published:
Debodinna Chakracorty
Published on:
August 12, 2025
