China is hot, not set ablaze by the battle of rackets but by the sun. Walkovers and medical timeouts had marred what should have been marquee battles across the ATP and WTA in China. The outcry over the heat and humidity has been resounding from players like Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner at the Shanghai Masters 1000. Looks like the heat finally caught up with the intense on-court exchange between Elise Mertens and Polina Kudermetova.

Mertens and Kudermetova had kept the fans glued to their seats with their first set ending 7-6 in favor of Mertens. But then, the Wuhan Open organizers decided to suspend play until 3:30 PM local time in the best interests of the players and the spectators. However, the battle at the Centre Court continued with the roof closed, as per the tweet by the hand

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