Dizzy Tomic questions Wimbledon heat rule


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 02 Jul 2015

Milos Raonic of Canada hits a shot during his match against Tommy Haas of Germany at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 1, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

LONDON (Reuters) - Bernard Tomic questioned Wimbledon's heat rule which allows women players some respite but not men as on-court temperatures edged over 41 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.

The Australian 27th seed beat Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6(3) 6-4 7-6(5) to reach the third round but needed treatment after toiling under the blazing sun.

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