Novak Djokovic cut an exasperated figure during his round-of-16 match against Jaume Munar at the Shanghai Masters. The Serb huffed and puffed throughout the match and had his vitals checked during the set three changeover.
Djokovic had opened up earlier this week about his struggles with the conditions in Shanghai, with the humidity having creeped close to the 80 per cent mark at times. On the sweltering temperatures, he said: “It’s the same for every player out on the court, but it’s brutal.
“It’s brutal when you have over 80 per cent of humidity day after day, particularly for the guys when they’re playing during the day with heat, with sun, it’s even more brutal. For me, biologically it’s a bit more challenging to deal with it. But I had to really weather the storm today. Yannick played an incredible match from the beginning.”
MORE TO FOLLOW
We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
For the latest news and breaking news visit: /sport/football. Stay up to date with all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.
Follow us on Twitter @dexpress_sport – the official Daily Express & Express.co.uk Twitter account – providing real news in real time.
We’re also on Facebook @dailyexpresssport – offering your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day to like, comment and share from the Daily Express, Sunday Express and Express.co.uk.