Miami Open: 21-YO ATP Star Falls Prey to Heat and Faints in Bizarre Scenes on Opening Day

Extreme heat has caused havoc in many tennis players’ lives and something similar happened to a French ATP pro recently. Last time, fans and the tennis fraternity raised concerns over the extreme heat and unbearable playing conditions for ATP and WTA players at this year’s Australian Open tournament. Not to forget, Jack Draper’s situation while he was playing against Marcos Giron at the debut Grand Slam event of this season. Now, a twenty-one-year-old French ATP star has faced something similar during his recent match at the ongoing Miami Open.

Since tennis players go through a lot of physical exertion during their matches, extreme sun and heat can impact their energy. Australian Open attendees already spoke about the issue. Now, after this French ATP star Arthur Cazaux’s case, people think the tournament committee needs to pay attention to a lot more stuff.

French ATP star Arthur Cazaux faces forced retirement from the Miami Open after an unfortunate incident

A reliable tennis source recently shared a clip on their X (formerly Twitter), where fans spotted that Cazaux suddenly faints on the court while he was facing off against Harold Mayot. Fans spotted Cazaux lying down on the court for several minutes until the medic and the line umpire came to the sport to check on him. Sharing the clip, this reliable tennis source wrote- “Arthur Cazaux fainted in Miami and was forced to retire. Likely due to the heat. Scary scenes.” 

This unfortunate incident grabbed the attention of many eminent personalities in tennis. The biographer of Roger Federer and famous tennis journalist, Christopher Clarey also tweeted expressing his feelings over such concerning issues. Clarey wrote- “Scary and unusual. Hope that Cazaux is fine and recovers quickly.”

Arthur Cazaux fainted during the third set of his match against Mayot. This brought him a forced retirement from the tournament. After this incident, the tournament committee organized a wheelchair for the French ATP star to take him out of the court for medical attention.

This is not the first time such accidents happened to players on the court. Jack Draper faced something similar during his performance at the Australian Open 2024.

Arthur Cazaux’s Miami Open incident triggered Jack Draper’s incident among the tennis fraternity

In an intense match against Marcos Giron, British ATP star Jack Draper faced something similar to this. Draper pushed himself to an ultimate limit for winning against Giron. However, post-victory, Draper was spotted rushing to a trash can and vomit right after shaking hands with Giron. Jack Draper managed to get a wide victory margin in the final sets of the match, but his condition afterward truly made his fans anxious over his health.

This British ATP star further said in an interview– “It was obviously a physical match. It’s tough conditions. It wasn’t that long for a five-set match, I’m still a young player, so getting used to the environment around these slams and the tension is difficult.”

After Jack Draper, Arthur Cazaux’s situation at the Miami Open concerned fans about the extreme heat weather of some of the famous tournaments. It also presents the need for the organization committee to take adequate measures to prevent such sickness of the tennis players.

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