On Tuesday Jan 14,2014, a tennis player and a ball boy fainted in the heat during
the tournament. Organisers were criticised for allowing the tournament
to continue
The temperature, which reached a peak of 42.2C on Tuesday and 41.5C on Wednesday, hit 43.3C on Thursday Jan 16,2014
The decision to implement the extreme heat policy is at the discretion of tournament referee Wayne McKewen, who uses the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature reading, which takes into account humidity and wind direction as well as heat.
McKewen had been criticised for failing to suspend play on the previous two days.
At 13:53 local time (02:53 GMT) and with the
temperature at 41C, the "extreme heat policy" was implemented,
suspending matches on uncovered courts. The suspended matches resumed soon after 18:00 (07:00 GMT).
Play continued on Rod Laver Arena and Hisense Arena as their roofs were brought across
Note
The Australian Open uses a combination of air temperature, humidity and wind speed (the Wet Bulb Global Temperature reading, or WBGT) - rather than just air temperature - to decide whether conditions are suitable for play.
There is no set number for the WBGT that triggers a halt in play, but a combination of high temperature and high humidity are the conditions that most affect players, spectators and personnel.
The temperature, which reached a peak of 42.2C on Tuesday and 41.5C on Wednesday, hit 43.3C on Thursday Jan 16,2014
The decision to implement the extreme heat policy is at the discretion of tournament referee Wayne McKewen, who uses the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature reading, which takes into account humidity and wind direction as well as heat.
McKewen had been criticised for failing to suspend play on the previous two days.
Play was disrupted for more than four hours at the Australian Open on
Thursday Jan 16,2014 as the temperature exceeded 40C for a third consecutive day.
Play continued on Rod Laver Arena and Hisense Arena as their roofs were brought across
Note
The Australian Open uses a combination of air temperature, humidity and wind speed (the Wet Bulb Global Temperature reading, or WBGT) - rather than just air temperature - to decide whether conditions are suitable for play.
There is no set number for the WBGT that triggers a halt in play, but a combination of high temperature and high humidity are the conditions that most affect players, spectators and personnel.
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