Extreme heat is one of the most hated things that a tennis player has to deal with from time to time.
And on the hard courts at the US Open, that surface reflects the heat upwards towards the players, making it an average 15 to 20 degrees hotter for the people working the hardest! Add that to the already increased body heat, and you’ve got a horrible problem.
Now though some players (…like Ljubicic) fell victim to the weather’s wrath, some managed to pull out big wins and are still alive in the tournament today, despite it.
So, how were those players able to withstand these wicked weather conditions? What did they do?
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Let me ask you something. Have you ever been in a tournament or exhibition situation where you played a very long, hard-fought match and gave it everything you had… 
…Then, you won. But afterward, you felt like you had absolutely nothing left in the tank for the next round or for the next opponent?
I mean your muscles we’re sore you could barely lift the Gatorade bottle, your mind was completely exhausted, and your legs we’re telling you, “NO GO BUDDY.”
Been There?
Yea, you do all that hard work then, BOOM… You’re like “This is how I’m rewarded for my hard work? What a bummer, right?
Well, yea it sucks. But the answer to reversing this feeling may lie in what you drink in between your matches.
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Need to be a muscle bound meat head to play tennis? No. But you don’t want to be a wet noodle weakling either. That will not only get you killed out on the court, but you won’t get many dates either 
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