If it was not the water, it was the heat.

Those two elements came to define the first week of competition at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, first with the rain that drenched the Opening Ceremony, then with the heat that has tormented competitors and fans in the stands.

On Tuesday, British tennis player Jack Draper complained of “drinking hot water” during his second-round singles match on the clay at Roland Garros. He lost — 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 2-6, to American Taylor Fritz – and spent much of his time during changeovers standing at a water fountain and draping bags of ice over his face to stay cool.