Daniil Medvedev asks who will take responsibility if he dies in Tokyo Olympics' heat and humidity

Amid spiking, temperatures and humidity at the Tokyo Olympics - tennis player Daniil Medvedev has posed an unsettling question: Who would take responsibility if he were to die on the tennis court?

Competing for the Russian Olympic Committee team, world No. 2 Medvedev appeared to be struggling during his third round men's singles match against Fabio Fognini of Italy.

CNN reports Chair umpire Carlos Ramos asked Medvedev if he could continue playing, and the player responded: "I'm a fighter, I will finish the match, but I can die," he said. "If I die, is theInternational Tennis Federation going to take responsibility?"

Medvedev wants matches to start later in the day.

Yesterday, Spain's Paula Badosa left the court in a wheelchair after being forced to retire from her women's singles quarter-final match against due to heatstroke.

World number 1 Novak Djokovic says current weather conditions in Tokyo are 'brutal'.

When Tokyo last hosted the Olympics in 1964, it did so in the cooler month of October but broadcasting demands now stipulate that the Games are held in July or August.

[Source: CNN]