Ekaterina Alexandrova: Russian tennis player collapses on court amid 34C heat

World number 19 and top seed Ekaterina Alexandrova collapsed on court and retired from her first-round match at the Memphis Classic due to extreme heat reaching 34°C. The Russian player was trailing 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 5-4 against 16-year-old compatriot Kristina Liutova when she collapsed and required a wheelchair to leave the court. The match had been briefly paused as Alexandrova attempted to continue before she ultimately had to withdraw.