Olympics matches pushed back to avoid hottest part of day
Matches will start at 3pm on Thursday after the International Tennis Federation agreed to avoid the hottest part of the Tokyo day, following complaints from several top players
TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 28: Barty and Sanders take a break in the blistering heat during the Women’s Doubles Tennis Quarter Final match between Ash Barty and Storm Sanders of Australia and Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova of Czech Republic on Day 5 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park on July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.