U.S. Open officials have agreed to initiate a partial closing of the domed roofs at its two stadiums but are standing by their decision not to close them entirely despite the 90-degree plus temperatures, high humidity, and the complaints by players and fans alike.
The Championships at Wimbledon, one of the four most prestigious tennis tournaments in the world, began on Monday without the top-ranked men’s player in the world, who the tournament banned for being Russian.
The world’s top-ranked male tennis player, Novak Djokovic, condemned Wimbledon organizers on Thursday for banning Russian and Belarussian players from participating in the tournament, calling the move “crazy.”
The neo-McCarthyism against Russian civilians marches on with the news that tennis player Daniil Medvedev will be blacklisted from Wimbledon unless he denounces Vladimir Putin.
Rafael Nadal, one of two men tied with Novak Djokovic for most Grand Slam titles in history, told reporters on Thursday that Djokovic’s detention in a migrant center in Australia was the result of his decision to not receive a Chinese coronavirus vaccine and that “the world has suffered enough to not follow the rules.”
Olympic athletes competing in outdoor games have become increasingly vocal in their protests that Tokyo’s summer heat is a threat to their health, prompting tennis to reconfigure its schedule on Wednesday to the evenings to keep players out of the sun.
