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Roland Garros Heat Triggers Cooling Breaks, Ice Bag Relief

5/26/2026

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Players and spectators used ice bags and sprinklers as temperatures reached 33 °C at Roland Garros.
The tournament’s extreme-weather policy triggered 10-minute cooling breaks at a Wet Bulb Globe Temperature above 30.1 °C and suspended play above 32.2 °C.
Player Iga Swiatek said the conditions were hotter than any French Open she had experienced.
Player Alex de Minaur and player Alex Michelsen said the heat aided their aggressive, fast-court style.

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Players and spectators used ice bags and sprinklers as temperatures reached 33 °C at Roland Garros.
The tournament’s extreme-weather policy triggered 10-minute cooling breaks at a Wet Bulb Globe Temperature above 30.1 °C and suspended play above 32.2 °C.
Player Iga Swiatek said the conditions were hotter than any French Open she had experienced.
Player Alex de Minaur and player Alex Michelsen said the heat aided their aggressive, fast-court style.