Wild Melbourne weather has wreaked havoc on the Australian Open, with play twice suspended for an extended period first because of oppressive heat and then heavy rain within a matter of hours.
Much of the tournament was brought to a standstill midway through the second day, with matches halted on all outside courts for almost three hours. Officials enacted the tournament’s extreme heat policy just after 2pm AEDT on Tuesday as the temperature climbed to 36C.
