Fan thanks Carlos Alcaraz for helping mum who fainted during hot weather at Wimbledon
The Spaniard was 3-0 up in a decisive fifth set during a tense first-round encounter with Fabio Fognini on Monday when the match was paused after a spectator fainted in the stands.
The defending champion rushed to help, handing her a cold bottle of water as medics arrived.
After play was stopped for 17 minutes, she was eventually carried away, and was sat up and responsive.
The woman has since been named as a 79-year-old woman from West Wales.
Now, her daughter Eluned Lewis has thanked Alcaraz for his actions, writing on X: "Thank you @carlosalcaraz for the concern shown to my mum today who was taken ill during your tennis match at Centre Court @Wimbledon today. Unlikely you'll see this message but I can try! Thank you."
The star replied: "You're very welcome, it was nothing! I hope your mum is doing well. Send her a kiss from me and take good care of her!"
Wimbledon was close to its hottest day on record on Tuesday as sweltering temperatures gripped the All England Club, forcing fans to huddle under umbrellas and sending queues scrambling for shade.
The temperature reached 34.2°C by mid-afternoon, edging closer to the tournament's record high of 35.7°C set in 2015.
It followed a scorching Monday which provisionally broke the record for the hottest opening day, with 29.7°C logged at Kew Gardens.
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