Wednesday was the hottest day so far during this year’s Olympics in Paris, with a temperature of around 35 degrees throughout much of the afternoon. Combined with high humidity, many felt the need to quench their thirst, not least the tennis players who ran around the courts inside the Roland-Garros facility. And although there was water in the bottles, the players struggled with another problem. It did not stay cold. – The bottles here are actually not the best, to be completely honest. They could treat themselves to someone who kept the cold of the liquid better. Yesterday (Wednesday) I know that many players complained that it was not kept cold enough, says Casper Ruud to news after Wednesday’s match against Francisco Cerundolo. – There is one thing they can learn from LA (Los Angeles, which will host the Olympics in 2028), because I’m guessing it will be hot there. Treating the athletes to a few bottles that can keep the liquid cold is the least they can do, Ruud continues. Cooler next to the pitch Ruud is far from the only one who is dissatisfied. Wednesday’s opponent Cerundolo refers to the bottles as “difficult”. – You put ice cold water in and after a couple of games it has become warm. If you put it in the bag, they spill all over your clothes. So they are twisted, he says to news. On each court there is a cooler with available cold drinks. From there, players can refill their bottles with drinks. The side changes in tennis, where the players have the opportunity to take a drink break, are short. Therefore, the players mostly have the bottles out on their bench during the match, where the sun quickly heats up the contents. – It’s nicer to drink some liquid at 5-6 degrees than 20. It’s just such small details. It is not meant to complain here, but there are drinking bottles that keep the cold better than this, sums up Ruud. news has contacted the organizer for a response to Ruud’s criticism, but has not yet received a response. – Drinking hot water One person who got into trouble in the Paris heat was Jack Draper. The Briton was reasonably frustrated after he lost to American Taylor Fritz in the second round on Tuesday. TIRED AND HOT: Jack Draper had to cool down with ice. Photo: AFP – They hand out bottles to the players, but the bottles don’t stay that cold, so you drink hot water out there. It’s not fun in these conditions, Draper told Reuters. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) explained to Reuters that they will be the same bottles used during the annual Roland-Garros tournament in May/June, and that the players can ask the ball retrievers to refill the bottles during side changes. – If you have your bottle out on the pitch, it is a type of bottle that gets incredibly hot. During side changes, you just want to sit down, not refill your bottles all the time, Draper said. ROLAND-GARROS: This is what the bottles used during the Grand Slam tournament Roland-Garros look like. Photo: Yves Herman / Reuters One consolation for thirsty tennis players is that the weather forecast for the rest of the week in Paris shows somewhat lower temperatures, where it will be up to 29 degrees on the hottest Thursday. Cloudy weather is also reported for the weekend, with a maximum temperature of 25-26 degrees. On Thursday, Casper Ruud meets Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime in the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament. If he wins it, he will be guaranteed at least a bronze final in his Olympic debut. – Several people in Italy told her “Don’t go there, it’s a man” 00:28 Saves her teammate with an incredible maneuver 00:22 The star expelled after tackling a pig – leaves the field in tears 00:32 See the star back in the gymnastics final 02:22 Show more Published 01.08.2024, at 11.57
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Casper Ruud and other tennis players react to the water bottles in the Paris 2024 Olympics – Paris 2024 Olympics
