Protests in Peru, a soccer fan poses and more top photos this week from Latin America

Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2025

Police in Lima, Peru, faced off with anti-government protesters. A young soccer fan posed for a photo as the FIFA U-20 World Cup began. Researchers inspected mosquitos carrying Wolbachia, a dengue-blocking bacteria, in Campinas, Brazil.

This gallery was curated by AP photographer Matías Delacroix, based in Panama City.

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Visitors watch Xin Xin, the 35-year-old Mexican-born panda, as she eats bamboo stalks in her enclosure at the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Demonstrators and riot police face off during a protest commemorating the anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco killings, when soldiers fired on student protesters, in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)

People protest demanding the government of President Javier Milei enact a bill expanding protections for people with disabilities, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Children cross a street after school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrice Noel)

A man holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

A man walks on a street in downtown Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Retiree Delia Donn, 78, a regular at weekly protests outside Congress calling for better pensions, dances at the cultural center "El Donn," which she helps her son run in memory of her late brother, a renowned classical dancer, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

An Aedes aegypti mosquito carrying Wolbachia, a dengue-blocking bacteria, is seen through a microscope at the Oxitec facility during a press tour, in Campinas, Sao Paulo state, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)

A mannequin wears a dress made out of flowers at Proflora, a biennial fair showcasing international floral trends, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

A child poses for a photo prior to a FIFA U-20 World Cup Group A soccer match between Chile and New Zealand at National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Police are silhouetted against a burning barricade as they face off with anti-government protesters during a rally against President Dina Boluarte's economic and social policies in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

PARIS (AP) — Tennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics.

And the 2024 Olympics were held in July and August.

Temperatures for the opening two days of the clay-court Grand Slam have soared to 33 degrees C (91 F) — far beyond normal for late May in the French capital. And it’s forecast to stay that way for the entire first week.

Besides making it uncomfortable for fans and players alike, the sultry conditions have also created faster conditions on court — changing the pace of the game.

“It is much different. Maybe it was that hot in the Olympics but the balls were different, so I wouldn’t treat it as the same tournament,” four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek said after routing Emerson Jones 6-1, 6-2 in the first round on Monday.

Players have been putting bags of ice around their necks on changeovers to stay cool, while fans are refreshing themselves under sprinklers.

When workers water the clay courts between sets, they have taken to directing their hoses at spectators begging to be doused, too.

“I don’t remember the last time it was so hot at Roland Garros,” Russian-born Australian player Daria Kasatkina said after beating Zeynep Sonmez 6-4, 6-4. “Maybe one day. But we’re going to have it for the whole week.”

Kasatkina said the energy-sapping temperatures made for more up-and-down matches.

“You can suddenly just get out of the bench and feel that your focus dropped,” she said. “So this is a battle which you have to also win. … Whoever adapts better to today’s conditions gets it.”

Canadian player Gabriel Diallo said the heat was the main reason why he retired midway through his match against James Duckworth on Sunday.

Both Andrey Rublev and opponent Ignacio Buse called for the trainer on separate occasions during the second set of their match on Monday.

Buse took a medical timeout and had salts and minerals added to his water bottle as a stethoscope was placed on his chest. Rublev received treatment a few games later.

The French Open is usually cool compared to the heat at the Australian Open and U.S. Open.

But like in Australia and New York, the French Open has adopted an extreme weather policy.

If the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) — which takes into account temperature, humidity, sun, wind and other factors — reaches 30.1 degrees C (86 F) or higher, 10-minute cooling breaks can be installed between the second and third sets for women’s matches and between the third and fourth sets for men’s matches.

If the WBGT hits 32.2 C (90 F), play is suspended. It would require an air temperature of about 38 C (100 F) for play to be suspended.

Some players were embracing the hotter air.

“I’ve always preferred hot and lively conditions to chilly on a clay court, because I feel like I can bring a little bit more of my all-court tennis on this type of surface,” Australian player Alex de Minaur said after beating Toby Samuel 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

“It’s easier to be a little bit more aggressive. The ball is jumping. I don’t necessarily have to use as much spin or heaviness, and I can let the conditions do the job for me. And it’s quite physical. I don’t mind the heat,” De Minaur added.

Same goes for American player Alex Michelsen, who eliminated Alexander Shevchenko in straight sets.

“It’s definitely good for us Americans,” Michelsen said. “Generally we’re big serve, big forehand, big ground game and like to play offense. When it’s super hot, the ball is moving through the air very fast. … I was so happy when I saw the forecast.”

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A stadium worker sprays the court with water before the first round men's singles tennis match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Visitors cool themselves with water from sprinklers during a hot day at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

A woman cools herself with a portable fan during the first round men's singles tennis match between Alex De Minaur of Australia and Toby Samuel of Britain at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Spectators cool themselves with hand fans during the first round women's singles tennis match between Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and Anna Bondar of Hungary at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Poland's Iga Swiatek gestures for a ballboy as he shields her from the sun during a break at the first round women's singles tennis match against Emerson Jones of Australia at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Visitors cool themselves with water from sprinklers during a hot day at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Alex De Minaur of Australia attends a break during the first round men's singles tennis match against Toby Samuel of Britain at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)