Shevchenko on playing conditions in Australia: "After the match, I felt like I was going to die".

Alexander Shevchenko helped Kazakhstan reach the semi-finals of the United Cup after beating Germany's Daniel Masur (6-7, 6-2, 6-2), who was called in to replace Alexander Zverev.

After this three-set battle lasting over two hours, the 78th-ranked player in the world complained in a press conference about the heat currently prevailing in Australia: "I feel fine now, but after the match, I felt like I was going to die.

These are brutal conditions, 40 degrees, or 37, something like that.

I don't understand why we don't close the roof in these conditions, because it's really dangerous.

If you have long matches in this heat, it's tough."