Paris ¨C Fans, players and staff at the French Open on Tuesday toughed it out under the heat dome that has swept western Europe.
France set a May temperature record on Monday, and temperatures were forecast to pass 34 degrees Celsius again on Tuesday in what Meteo France called ¡°a heat wave, notable for its early onset and prolonged duration.¡±
¡°Well, it¡¯s warm,¡± said French player Arthur Rinderknech after he won on Monday. ¡°We¡¯re not used to that warmth in Paris at the French Open.¡±
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