Due to hat wave, female tennis player fainted in the middle of the game

News24xx.com - There is a classic problem that almost always happens in Melbourne during the grand slam Australia open. This year, a pretty tennis player from Bosnia, Andrea Petkovic became the victim. Petkovic fainted during her match against Irina-Camelia Begu in the first round of Australia Open, on Monday, January 14th. Because of that, Petkovic had to withdraw from the tournament.
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The incident happened in Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park. At that time, Petkovic was in the lead, with the score being 7-6. However, due to exhaustion, she fell to the ground. Petkovic was also among the finalists of Australia Open 2011.
 

As cited from Daily Star, when the incident happened, the temperature in the field was around 36-37 Celsius degree. Not many European tennis players can endure such weather.
 

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