{"id":290139,"date":"2023-09-07T16:34:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T16:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=290139"},"modified":"2023-09-07T16:34:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T16:34:33","slug":"john-mcenroe-says-conditions-for-us-open-players-are-not-humane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/tennis\/john-mcenroe-says-conditions-for-us-open-players-are-not-humane\/","title":{"rendered":"John McEnroe says conditions for US Open players are &apos;not humane&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>US Open&#8217;s brutal 93-degree heat is NOT HUMANE, says John McEnroe after semifinalist Daniil Medvedev claimed a player would DIE in sweltering New York conditions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>US Open conditions have been absolutely brutal over the past few days<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>And John McEnroe sympathized with the players on Wednesday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>John McEnroe has called on the USTA to close the roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium after another sweltering day of heat in New York, as he called the conditions &#8216;not humane&#8217; for players.<\/p>\n<p>With temperatures at 93 degrees Fahrenheit (34 Celsius) on Wednesday, Daniil Medvedev and\u00a0Andrey Rublev struggled through their quarterfinal match,\u00a0which\u00a0Medvedev won in straight sets.<\/p>\n<p>And McEnroe thinks something has to change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;These poor guys today \u2026 they looked like they&#8217;re going to fall over,&#8217; McEnroe said on the match broadcast, per Larry Brown Sports. &#8216;It&#8217;s not humane in a way.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m sorry. Please, USTA, in the future, I think seriously we should close the roof.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/16\/75146115-12492435-World_No_3_Daniil_Medvedev_raged_about_the_need_to_play_through_-a-47_1694099605456.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Daniil Medvedev was seen struggling to cope with the heat in his quarterfinal on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/16\/75172503-12492435-image-a-46_1694099595604.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>And John McEnroe thinks something has to change for the tournament in the future<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/16\/75146087-12492435-Rublev_admitted_he_had_little_concern_for_his_own_health_amid_th-a-48_1694099900143.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Andrey Rublev appeared to slump in the sweltering New York heat during his loss Wednesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/16\/75146111-12492435-Medvedev_outlasted_fellow_Russian_and_good_friend_Andrey_Rublev_-a-49_1694100152969.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Medvedev doused himself with water as he tried to cope with the brutal conditions<\/p>\n<p>Typically, the roof at Ashe closes for rain but not extreme heat.<\/p>\n<p>But the latter would be a welcome change for players like Medvedev, who claimed to cameras during his last match that a player would &#8216;die&#8217; in the conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The only good thing I see in these conditions is that both suffer,&#8217; Medvedev said after his win. &#8216;Usually there is not one that suffers so it&#8217;s tough for both of us.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The world no. 3 claimed he &#8216;couldn&#8217;t see the ball&#8217; at the end of the first set, which he won 6-4.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I kind of played with sensations. Just tried to go for it, tried to run, tried to catch the balls and [Rublev] did the same.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Medvedev was seen shirtless with a towel over his head between games, and also dumping cold water on his head.<\/p>\n<p>Rublev could also be seen slumping over during the match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McEnroe added during the broadcast that the Open should aim to showcase &#8216;the best tennis player, not a war of attrition.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Medvedev&#8217;s semifinal vs. world no. 1 Carlos Alcaraz on Friday could be a bit of both.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/article-12492435\/US-Opens-brutal-93-degree-heat-NOT-HUMANE-says-John-McEnroe-semifinalist-Daniil-Medvedev-claimed-player-DIE-sweltering-New-York-conditions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Open&#8217;s brutal 93-degree heat is NOT HUMANE, says John McEnroe after semifinalist Daniil Medvedev claimed a player would DIE [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290138,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>John McEnroe says conditions for US Open players are &amp;apos;not humane&amp;apos; 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