US Open’s brutal 93-degree heat is NOT HUMANE, says John McEnroe after semifinalist Daniil Medvedev claimed a player would DIE in sweltering New York conditions

John McEnroe has called on the USTA to close the roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium after another blistering heat day, calling conditions “not humane” for players.

With temperatures reaching 34 degrees Celsius in New York on Wednesday, Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev struggled through their quarterfinals, which Medvedev won in straight sets.

And McEnroe thinks something needs to change.

“These poor guys today … looked like they were going to fall over,” McEnroe said during the game broadcast, according to Larry Brown Sports. “It’s not human in a way.”

‘I’m sorry. Please, USTA, I seriously think we should close the roof in the future.”

And John McEnroe thinks something needs to change for the tournament in the future

Normally, Ashe’s roof closes when it rains, but not in extreme heat.

But the latter would be a welcome change for players like Medvedev, who claimed to cameras during his last game that under the circumstances a player would ‘die’.

“The only good thing I see in these circumstances is that both are suffering,” Medvedev said after his win. “Usually there isn’t one who suffers, so it’s hard on both of us.”

The world No. 3 claimed he ‘couldn’t see the ball’ at the end of the first set, which he won 6–4.

“I played with sensations a bit. I just tried to go for it, tried to run, tried to catch the balls and (Rublev) did the same thing.”

Medvedev was seen shirtless with a towel over his head between matches, and he also threw cold water on his head.

Rublev was also seen slumped over during the game.