: Fans braved scorching temperatures to watch their favourite players take the courts of Roland Garros in Paris on Friday (May 29), amid this week’s heatwave that has set record highs for the month of May in France.

Clearly struggling with heat of more than 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 degrees Fahrenheit), athletes participating in the tennis competition have been playing in intense conditions, with many using ice packs and water to cool down.

Top-seeded Jannik Sinner, for one, succumbed to the heat on Thursday (May 28), squandering two chances to serve for the match before Argentina's 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo ended the Italian's 30-match win streak with a 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 victory on Roland Garros' clay courts.

On Friday, fans showed up at the venue with water bottles, fans and cool bags, with many hoping to snag a seat in the shade.

“It’s very, very hot, so we brought water, fans, suncream and a cool bag, voila, to fight this heat,” Parisian fan Nathanelle Arnould said.

Temperatures could reach 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in the French capital on Friday, weather service Meteo France forecast.

Some fans, though, were undeterred by the weather.

“This is the only opportunity we have to come to Roland Garros,” American tourist Ann La Porte said. “We don’t care about the weather, we’re just going to enjoy ourselves.”

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1. VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF ROLAND GARROS COMPETITION VENUE

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2. STILL OF ITALIAN PLAYER, JANNIK SINNER, RESTING, WITH HAND COVERING HIS EYES

3. STILL OF SINNER USING PORTABLE FAN

4. STILL OF SINNER USING ICE PACK

5. STILL OF FRENCH PLAYER, ARTHUR RINDERKNECH, DURING COMPETITION

6. STILL OF RINDERKNECH RESTING

7. STILL OF UKRAINIAN PLAYER, MARTA KOSTYUK, DRINKING WATER

8. STILL OF BELARUS PLAYER, ARYNA SABALENKA, COOLING HEAD WITH ICE PACK

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9. PEOPLE GOING THROUGH SECURITY CHECKS

10. WOMAN USING FAN

11. WOMAN WEARING HAT AS SHE GOES THROUGH SECURITY CHECKS

12. (SOUNDBITE) (French) PARISIAN MARKETING AGENT, NATHANELLE ARNOULD, SAYING:

“We came to Roland Garros today to watch matches. In terms of the heat, it’s very, very hot, so we brought water, fans, sun cream and a cool bag, voila, to fight this heat.”

13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) 8-YEAR-OLD TOURIST FROM LONDON, KIARA, SAYING:

“It depends where you’re seated. If you have a sunny seat, it can be quite hot, but if you have a shady seat, it’s nice and cool.”

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14. STILL OF ALMOST-EMPTY SEATING UNDER SUN IN STADIUM

15. STAFF SPRAYING WATER ON SPECTATORS

16. STAFF SPRAYING WATER

PARIS, FRANCE (MAY 29, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE)

17. VARIOUS STILLS OF SPECTATORS USING FANS

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18. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM UNITED STATES, ANN LA PORTE, SAYING:

“No, no, I mean, this is the only opportunity we have to come to Roland Garros. Last year, we went to Wimbledon, which was again a dream, so yes, here we are, we don’t care about the weather, we’re just going to enjoy ourselves.”

19. (SOUNDBITE) (French) PARISIAN, IONA, SAYING:

“For now, it’s bearable, I think. But we’ll see, since I was here yesterday and I was lucky because I had a seat in the shade. But we’ll see today.”

20. PEOPLE WALKING

21. EXTERIOR OF VENUE

LA DEFENSE, FRANCE (MAY 29, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all)

22. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE AT WATER SPRAY FOUNTAIN

23. PEOPLE DRINKING WATER

24. FOUNTAIN AND LA DEFENSE ARCH