Wimbledon semi-final stopped as star tennis player intervenes
When a fan in the crowd seemed to faint due to the 30-degree heat, stewards quickly moved into the stands to provide assistance. Sabalenka immediately ceased playing and hurried over to her chair.
She grabbed her bottle of chilled water and an ice pack, took them to the crowd, and requested they be given to the spectator who appeared to be suffering from the heat.
Sabalenka's actions were met with hearty applause from the Centre Court audience as play was suspended for four minutes while the spectator received help in her seat.
Thankfully, the spectator managed to get up and was escorted away by stewards for medical treatment, reports the Mirror.
On one of the year's hottest days, everyone entering Wimbledon was strongly advised to keep refilling their water bottles as London was issued a severe weather warning.
Sabalenka was competing against Amanda Anisimova in the first of the two women's semi-finals, with the Belarussian world No. 1 aiming to secure her place in her first Wimbledon final.
The top seed has seen her most formidable opponents fall one by one during the tournament, while she has steadily advanced to the final four.
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