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Heat and humidity are quickly becoming a major issue for players at the Olympic tennis tournament in Tokyo.
The temperature soared to 91 degrees F (33 degrees C) and the heat index made it feel like 100 F (38 C).
French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova says she wasn t feeling great, although she still routed Sara Errani of Italy 6-0, 6-1.
Mona Barthel struggled with 10 double-faults in a loss to Iga Swiatek as a searing sun made it nearly impossible to see the ball once she tossed it.
Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev, who also competes for ROC at the Tokyo Games, called it âsome of the worstâ heat he has played in after eliminating Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan.
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