Cuaca Ekstrem Terjang Prancis Terbuka 2026 Picu Kekhawatiran Keselamatan Pemain

Kondisi cuaca panas ekstrem yang melanda turnamen tenis Prancis Terbuka 2026 pada Kamis, 28 Mei 2026, memicu kekhawatiran besar setelah petenis nomor satu dunia Jannik Sinner tersingkir akibat kelelahan parah. Gelombang panas yang menerjang kompleks lapangan di Paris tersebut memicu perdebatan mengenai batas ketahanan fisik para atlet profesional.

Dilansir dari laporan theguardian.com, suhu udara yang melonjak tinggi di arena pertandingan membuat para pemain harus bertarung dalam kondisi yang dianggap membahayakan. Isu keselamatan terkait cuaca panas ini menjadi sorotan utama di kalangan pengamat dan komunitas tenis internasional karena protokol penghentian pertandingan belum diterapkan secara menyeluruh seperti di beberapa turnamen lain.

Seorang pengelola restoran hotel bernama Julian Menz memberikan gambaran mengenai dampak fatal dari paparan suhu tinggi yang serupa dengan situasi di lapangan tenis melalui analogi ruang dapur yang pengap.

"A few years back I was hired to run/sort out a hotel restaurant over a summer. The first thing I noticed was that the serving staff were walking into the dining room dripping with sweat. I measured the ambient temperature on the pass, and it was over 40C. The kitchen staff had it even worse, regardless of their proximity to ovens or workstations. Even with the windows open as wide as possible, the (fluctuating) ambient kitchen temperature was well over 50C on average during a service. Staff were experiencing serious medical symptoms as a a result of the extreme heat. I immediately took this up with the owners, and their reply was along the lines of 'it’s not financially viable to install AC for a couple of weeks of heat'. The Union were 'understanding', but said they couldn’t really do anything without shutting down every kitchen in the country. My point is this…. It’s only going to get worse, and we should have been implementing solutions yesterday. Not putting people through hellish and potentially fatal conditions today and tomorrow. As a well-known player said last summer … someone is going to die out there." kata Julian Menz.

Di sisi lain, turnamen Grand Slam seperti Australia Terbuka di Melbourne diketahui memiliki kebijakan ketat yang dapat membatalkan atau menunda pertandingan saat suhu dinilai terlalu ekstrem bagi keselamatan atlet.

Sementara itu, pada pertandingan kategori tunggal putri, petenis Jovic berhasil menunjukkan penampilan impresif dengan memimpin keunggulan awal atas Navarro setelah dirinya sempat mengambil masa istirahat panjang dari turnamen profesional.

"I think it should be normalised. The circuit is very tough, long, and exhausting. Fans see us on TV for an hour and a half every few days, and that’s pretty much all they see of many things we do on and off the court. So yes, there is a lot involved in trying to be at the top level in your sport, and it requires constant care of the body and mind. It takes a toll, without a doubt. It’s important to normalise it and take a break if necessary. I tried to step back from the circuit and didn’t follow the results or watch any tennis matches when I wasn’t playing. I just wanted to feel like a normal person, a person who wasn’t playing tennis, rather than a tennis player. I spent a lot of time with my family and friends at home and, well, yes, I managed to feel quite normal. That was really nice. Yes, it made me appreciate many things when returning to the circuit." tutur Jovic.

Pihak penyelenggara Prancis Terbuka kini menghadapi desakan untuk mengevaluasi regulasi terkait jaminan kesehatan para pemain di tengah kondisi iklim global yang semakin tidak menentu.