Arthur Rinderknech , during his third-round match against Felix Auger-Aliassime in Cincinnati, collapsed on the court due to heat. Aliassime won the first set 7-6(4) and took a 4-2 lead in the second, but his opponent couldn’t continue the match and handed him the walkover.

Several players have complained of the heat, including women’s World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka , who, after playing for more than three hours against Emma Raducanu in the third round, immediately took an ice bath and joked she could stay in the bath for an hour. Daniil Medvedev , during his opening-round match against Adam Walton , put his head inside a fridge to cool himself .

Arthur Rinderknech collapsed mid-match due to the heat in Cincinnati.

The Frenchman was forced to retire after trailing 6-7 2

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