US Open fan collapses in stands as top player warns ‘someone will die’ due to hot conditions

At the time, Keys and Vondrousova had already begun the match, with Keys, the American World Number 17, opening the play.

During the interruption, Keys went to the stand to give water and towels to a security guard who in turn passed them on to the individuals assisting the male fan.

Earlier in the day, World Number 3 Daniil Medvedev issued a grim warning, saying someone could die today.

A fan receives medical attention in the stands during the quarter final match between Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova and Madison Keys of the US

The Russian player took two medical breaks during his game with Andrey Rublev amid soaring heat.

“One player is gonna die. And they’re gonna see,” Medvedev said.

“Honestly, at the end of the first set I kind of couldn’t see the ball anymore,” he said.

“I kind of played with sensations. Just tried to go for it, tried to run, tried to catch the balls and he did the same.”

It comes as the city of 200 million people was under a heat advisory for three days after temperatures soared over 90F, with some pockets reaching 100F or 10 to 20 degrees higher than historical averages.

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