China is proving to be a tough pill to swallow right now. While the Shanghai Masters came with a sweltering 86 Fahrenheit (over 30 degrees Celsius) and over a staggering 80% humidity, the conditions were no better 500 miles west. At the Wuhan Open, Emma Raducanu was forced to retire from her first-round match owing to dizziness, former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko suffered a heat stroke and Iga Swiatek was left hoping that next time “girls can compete, rather than just die on the court” . Jessica Pegula, however, seemed cool as a cucumber.

On Thursday, after the US star took a grueling victory (7-5, 3-6, 6-3) over Russian pro and No. 9 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the R16, she revealed during the post-match interview, “It was different conditions today with the roof closed

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