Will bushfires affect Australian Open tennis?
4 years, 11 months ago

Will bushfires affect Australian Open tennis?

The Hindu  

This month’s Australian Open tennis Grand Slam will take place during a bushfire crisis that has left at least 26 people dead and destroyed more than 2,000 homes. Melbourne hasn’t been as badly affected by pollution as Sydney or Canberra, but thick haze last week prompted speculation that the Australian Open could be delayed. “It’s still an open question just whether or not we could still have further periods of intense pollution.” Jenkins said that so far, Melbourne hasn’t seen pollution bad enough to postpone the tournament. “ there is very definitely the threat of fire that could cause significant air pollution in Melbourne if things get worse at any point,” she said. Even if air pollution soars, organisers would be reluctant to axe what is perhaps Australia’s biggest sports event of the year, and one of only four Grand Slam tournaments on the tennis calendar.

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Australian Open: The grand slam tennis tournament that shines a light on the nation, both good and bad
1 year ago

Australian Open: The grand slam tennis tournament that shines a light on the nation, both good and bad

ABC  

For two weeks every summer, Australia is the centre of the sporting universe. In Australia's Open, an ABC TV documentary airing tonight, Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley says the Open allows Australia to be "showcased in every country in the world". "I think the Australian crowds in the last 10 years have got a little out of control," former …

Australian Open 2023 suspended for three hours due to extreme heat
1 year, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2023 suspended for three hours due to extreme heat

The Independent  

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Bad start: on Australian Open build-up
2 years, 11 months ago

Bad start: on Australian Open build-up

The Hindu  

In recent times, the season-opening Australian Open has been played against sobering backdrops. With Roger Federer also absent, the main drawcard is now Rafael Nadal, the only former Australian Open men’s singles champion in the fray. The Spaniard is locked with Federer and Djokovic on 20 Majors and can take sole possession of the record for most Grand Slam men’s …

Australian Open leaves $71 million hole in Tennis Australia accounts
3 years, 1 month ago

Australian Open leaves $71 million hole in Tennis Australia accounts

The Hindu  

Tennis Australia sustained a net loss of more than A$100 million in the 15 months around this year's delayed and COVID-19 affected Australian Open, the body's 2020-21 annual report showed. The accounts showed Tennis Australia recorded a net loss of A$100.02 million from July 30, 2020 to September 30 this year. READ: Tennis Australia's cash reserves of A$80 million were …

Tennis Australia planning to host Australian Open 2022 in Melbourne
3 years, 7 months ago

Tennis Australia planning to host Australian Open 2022 in Melbourne

India TV News  

Tennis Australia is planning to host the Australian Open in January next year in Melbourne. Tennis Australia, country's top tennis body, issued a statement in this regard on Monday after media reports said the tournament would be forced offshore due to federal government's prediction that international borders will stay closed until mid-2022. "Tennis Australia ran Australian Open 2021 successfully in …

Australian Open warm-up events resume after day-long pause due to positive COVID-19 test in Melbourne
3 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open warm-up events resume after day-long pause due to positive COVID-19 test in Melbourne

ABC  

Just three days out from the start of the Australian Open, more than 100 players have emerged from isolation once again, with warm-up events resuming after a day-long halt to proceedings. Key points: Matches in the Melbourne Summer Series will resume today, subject to negative test results Players may have to play more than one match per day to finish …

Tennis Australia exhausts 'rainy day' fund to make the 2021 Australian Open COVID-safe
4 years ago

Tennis Australia exhausts 'rainy day' fund to make the 2021 Australian Open COVID-safe

ABC  

Tennis Australia is preparing to spend at least double its original budget to stage this summer's Australian Open in Melbourne, with strict biosecurity protocols greatly adding to the cost of the event. Key points: A COVID-safe 2021 Australian Open will go ahead in February Tennis Australia has doubled the event's budget to more than $60 million The organisation has exhausted …

Player egos will have to take a back seat in Australian Open's coronavirus hub in Melbourne
4 years, 1 month ago

Player egos will have to take a back seat in Australian Open's coronavirus hub in Melbourne

ABC  

Reports that Victoria will not only host the Australian Open tennis in January but also the various lead-up tournaments usually played elsewhere seems like a fitting reward for months of personal sacrifice. With its summer garden party atmosphere, the Australian Open has become as much an officially branded celebration of Melbourne as a sporting event, with the feted international superstars …

World's leading tennis players could stay longer in Australia after Australian Open due to Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

World's leading tennis players could stay longer in Australia after Australian Open due to Covid-19

Daily Mail  

The extension of main tour events in Australia through to mid-February is being strongly considered as tennis continues to grapple with the fallout from the Coronavirus crisis. The world's leading players usually head off to events in North and South America, or indoors in Europe, once they are finished at the Australian Open in Melbourne. The world's leading players, such …

Tennis Australia: Australian Open 2021 cancellation possible
4 years, 8 months ago

Tennis Australia: Australian Open 2021 cancellation possible

The Hindu  

Tennis Australia conceded on Thursday that January's Australian Open faces cancellation under a worst-case scenario, but said it was looking at a range of options in hope the COVID-19 crisis eases. READ | The season-opening Grand Slam is scheduled to take place in Melbourne from January 18-31, more than eight months away, and Tennis Australia said it would abide by …

After smog, wind and rain, mud poses new challenge for Aus Open
4 years, 11 months ago

After smog, wind and rain, mud poses new challenge for Aus Open

The Hindu  

An Australian Open that has been hit by weather extremes faced a new challenge on Thursday: dirty rain, after overnight downpours left courts muddy and unplayable. - Earth, wind and fire - ======================== The year’s opening Grand Slam is more accustomed to a different kind of problem: extreme heat, which frequently causes players to don ice towels and occasionally halts …

Australian Open 2020: Organisers on alert for return of bushfire smoke as tournament approaches
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Organisers on alert for return of bushfire smoke as tournament approaches

Firstpost  

Australian Open organisers have already come in for severe criticism after letting qualifying continue on Tuesday and Wednesday, with noxious smoke shrouding Melbourne Park. The year’s first Grand Slam begins in earnest on Monday, but organisers have already come in for severe criticism after letting qualifying continue on Tuesday and Wednesday, with noxious smoke shrouding Melbourne Park. A discussion over …

Australian Open 2020: 'Makes my blood boil,' players angry as qualifying continues despite hazardous air quality in Melbourne
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: 'Makes my blood boil,' players angry as qualifying continues despite hazardous air quality in Melbourne

Firstpost  

Australia has been battling its worst bushfire season on record, with fires burning for months killing 29 people, and destroying more than 2,500 homes while razing bushland across an area the size of Bulgaria. He called an email from ATP and Australian Open organisers, defending the decision to go ahead with qualifying, “a slap in the face.” “We can’t let …

Australian Open: Smoke risks worry Kim Cljsters
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open: Smoke risks worry Kim Cljsters

Deccan Chronicle  

Four-times Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters believes it is impossible to ignore air quality issues heading into next week’s Australian Open and urged organizers to make player health a top priority. “If it’s not possible to play in then what’s the point?” former world number one Clijsters told the BBC. “If you can’t play and bring good tennis and be …

Nadal and Federer donate over £132,000 to bushfire relief but Canadian player labels pair 'selfish'
4 years, 11 months ago

Nadal and Federer donate over £132,000 to bushfire relief but Canadian player labels pair 'selfish'

Daily Mail  

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams led a squad of star players on Wednesday in staging an exhibition event at Melbourne Park which raised £2.8million for bushfire victims. One prominent backbencher, American Noah Rubin, accused organisers of sitting ‘in offices with air conditioning’ while sending out lesser known names to play in an environment hazardous to their health. : …

Australian Open 2020: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal need to address smoke-shrouded conditions, hits out Brayden Schnur
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal need to address smoke-shrouded conditions, hits out Brayden Schnur

Firstpost  

Tempers flared at the Australian Open qualifying on Wednesday as players battled through another day of smoky air and two of the game’s all-time greats were labelled “selfish” for not protesting about the conditions. Melbourne: Tempers flared at the Australian Open qualifying on Wednesday as players battled through another day of smoky air and two of the game’s all-time greats …

Maria Sharapova's Australian Open match is STOPPED as players choke on smoke-filled air
4 years, 11 months ago

Maria Sharapova's Australian Open match is STOPPED as players choke on smoke-filled air

Daily Mail  

Tennis chiefs are facing calls to postpone the Australian Open after players suffered breathing problems in warm-up and qualifying matches because of smoke from the country's bushfires. Eugenie Bouchard was forced into taking a medical time-out during Australian Open qualifying due to the poor conditions caused by the smoke Maria Sharapova saw her match on Tuesday abandoned due to health …

Australian Open 2020: Qualifiers begin despite 'very poor' air quality in Melbourne, players struggle during matches
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Qualifiers begin despite 'very poor' air quality in Melbourne, players struggle during matches

Firstpost  

Smoke haze and poor air quality caused by wildfires temporarily suspended practice sessions for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, but qualifying began later in the morning in very poor conditions and amid complaints by at least one player who was forced to forfeit her match. Melbourne: Smoke haze and poor air quality caused by wildfires temporarily suspended …

Melbourne's air quality 'worst in the world', authorities issue health warnings
4 years, 11 months ago

Melbourne's air quality 'worst in the world', authorities issue health warnings

India TV News  

The air quality in Melbourne deteriorated to the "worst in the world" on Tuesday as smoke from the massive bushfires engulfed Australia's second biggest city with authorities issuing health warnings advising people to stay indoors and take precautionary measures. Melbourne's air quality went down overnight to "hazardous" due to bushfire smoke as the smoke from Victoria state engulfed it. The …

Australian Open slammed after tennis player quits due to breathing difficulties from bushfire smoke
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open slammed after tennis player quits due to breathing difficulties from bushfire smoke

Daily Mail  

As smoke from bushfires blanketed the start of Australian Open qualifying, organisers came under heavy criticism from players forced to brave brutal conditions. While she described herself as ‘sad and angry’ after recovering, Britain’s Liam Broady and Jay Clarke told of their struggles to cope with lungfuls of toxic air combined with stifling heat. ‘I just can’t breathe.’ In what …

ITF, Grand Slams pledge $400,000 to Australian bushfire relief
4 years, 11 months ago

ITF, Grand Slams pledge $400,000 to Australian bushfire relief

The Hindu  

As bushfires continue to rage in Australia, the International Tennis Federation and three grand slams have pledged a combined $400,000 to the relief effort. "The worldwide tennis community has come together in support of all those affected by the bushfires across many parts of Australia," said ITF president David Haggerty. READ | "This donation will support the Red Cross teams …

Bushfires delay Australian Open qualifying, Jakupovic collapses
4 years, 11 months ago

Bushfires delay Australian Open qualifying, Jakupovic collapses

The Hindu  

Australian Open qualifying was delayed on Tuesday due to poor air quality as smoke from bushfires in Australia impacted Melbourne. The poor air quality has already impacted the event, with the Australian Open announcing practice had also been suspended during the morning on Tuesday. READ | Sharapova's match at Kooyong abandoned due to smog "Practice was temporarily suspended this morning …

Bushfire Smoke Causes Player To Forfeit Her Qualifying Match For Australian Open
4 years, 11 months ago

Bushfire Smoke Causes Player To Forfeit Her Qualifying Match For Australian Open

NPR  

Bushfire Smoke Causes Player To Forfeit Her Qualifying Match For Australian Open Enlarge this image toggle caption Daniel Pockett/Getty Images Daniel Pockett/Getty Images Smoke from massive wildfires in Australia hangs like a blanket over the city of Melbourne. The smog there is so thick that some of the world's top athletes have raised alarms about player safety at the Australian …

Federer, Nadal and Serena to raise funds for Australia bushfire relief work
5 years ago

Federer, Nadal and Serena to raise funds for Australia bushfire relief work

India TV News  

In a bid to raise money for the bushfire relief fund in Australia, star tennis players like Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal will feature in an exhibition match on January 15, five days before the start of the Australian Open. "For a period of about two and a half hours we're going to be showcasing the game, but …

Roger Federer, Serena Williams headline Australian bushfire charity match
5 years ago

Roger Federer, Serena Williams headline Australian bushfire charity match

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: Superstars Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal will headline an exhibition match ahead of the Australian Open to raise money for bushfire relief, organisers said on Wednesday. Tennis Australia last week announced a fundraising exhibition match at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena -- centre court at the Australian Open -- for January 15, the week before the opening Grand …

Federer, Nadal, Serena to play bushfire charity match
5 years ago

Federer, Nadal, Serena to play bushfire charity match

The Hindu  

Superstars Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal will headline an exhibition match ahead of the Australian Open to raise money for bushfire relief, organisers said Wednesday. Tennis Australia last week announced a fundraising exhibition match at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena⁠—centre court at the Australian Open⁠—for January 15, the week before the opening Grand Slam of the year. “For a …

Smoke delays unlikely during Australian Open: Tennis Australia chief
5 years ago

Smoke delays unlikely during Australian Open: Tennis Australia chief

The Hindu  

Smoke from bushfires is unlikely to delay the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam, organisers said on Tuesday, insisting they have pulled out all stops to protect the health and safety of players. But Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley said he did not see this as likely. “All the information we have at the moment, with qualifying coming up next week, …

Australian Open 2020: Action to be confined to stadiums with retractable roofs, indoor courts if bushfire smoke causes problems
5 years ago

Australian Open 2020: Action to be confined to stadiums with retractable roofs, indoor courts if bushfire smoke causes problems

Firstpost  

Action at the Australian Open will be confined to the three stadiums with retractable roofs and eight indoor courts if conditions become hazardous due to the bushfire crisis, organisers of the Grand Slam event said on Tuesday. Melbourne: Action at the Australian Open will be confined to the three stadiums with retractable roofs and eight indoor courts if conditions become …

Smoke delays unlikely at Australian Open: Organisers
5 years ago

Smoke delays unlikely at Australian Open: Organisers

The Hindu  

Smoke from bushfires is unlikely to delay the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam, organisers said on Tuesday, insisting they have pulled out all the stops to protect the health and safety of players. “All the information we have at the moment, with qualifying coming up next week, is that the forecast is good, we don't expect any delays and we've …

Australian Open 2020: Officials can halt play if smoke from bushfires poses threat to players, says tournament director Craig Tiley
5 years ago

Australian Open 2020: Officials can halt play if smoke from bushfires poses threat to players, says tournament director Craig Tiley

Firstpost  

With qualifying for the season’s first Grand Slam starting on 14 January, Australian Open director Craig Tiley said officials can halt play if smoke poses a danger to players’ health Melbourne: Australian Open organisers are monitoring the deteriorating air quality in Melbourne and said matches could be suspended if conditions become hazardous amid the bushfire crisis. With qualifying for the …

Australian Open could consider delayed start due to bushfire smoke in Melbourne, says Novak Djokovic
5 years ago

Australian Open could consider delayed start due to bushfire smoke in Melbourne, says Novak Djokovic

ABC  

World number two Novak Djokovic has called for Australian Open organisers to consider delaying the year's opening grand slam event if smoke haze from the bushfire emergency threatens players' health. Key points: Novak Djokovic says his team has spoken to Tennis Australia and is monitoring air quality in both Melbourne and Sydney Djokovic has experienced poor air quality in tournaments …

Novak Djokovic would consider Australian Open delay to avoid bushfire smoke
5 years ago

Novak Djokovic would consider Australian Open delay to avoid bushfire smoke

The Hindu  

Novak Djokovic said Australian Open organisers should consider delaying the first Grand Slam of the year if haze from bushfires raging around the country threatens players' health. READ| ATP Cup 2020: Djokovic, Nadal start off with wins “I mean, it's fair from you to say that,” he said when pressed on the matter in Brisbane, where he is playing for …

Australian Open 2020: Novak Djokovic says wildfires could cause organisers to delay first Grand Slam of season
5 years ago

Australian Open 2020: Novak Djokovic says wildfires could cause organisers to delay first Grand Slam of season

Firstpost  

Novak Djokovic has voiced concerns about the impact of the devastating wildfires in Australia on tennis’ season-opening major, saying organisers may have to consider delaying the tournament if conditions around Melbourne deteriorate. Brisbane: Novak Djokovic has voiced concerns about the impact of the devastating wildfires in Australia on tennis’ season-opening major, saying organisers may have to consider delaying the tournament …

Wildfires could cause problems for Australian Open: Novak Djokovic
5 years ago

Wildfires could cause problems for Australian Open: Novak Djokovic

India TV News  

Novak Djokovic has voiced concerns about the impact of the devastating wildfires in Australia on tennis’ season-opening major, saying organizers may have to consider delaying the tournament if conditions around Melbourne deteriorate. Djokovic opened his season with a 7-6, 7-6 win for Serbia over South Africa's Kevin Anderson at the ATP Cup in Brisbane on Saturday night and said his …

Tennis Australia to hold charity match for bushfire victims
5 years ago

Tennis Australia to hold charity match for bushfire victims

The Hindu  

A tennis exhibition event will be held in Melbourne on January 15 in a bid to raise funds for bushfire relief efforts. Tennis Australia said participating players for the AO Rally for Relief, to be played at Rod Laver Arena in the lead up to the Australian Open, would be revealed in the coming days. Tennis rallies together with 'Aces …

Nick Kyrgios wants tennis stars to raise funds for bushfires, will donate $200 for every ace he hits
5 years ago

Nick Kyrgios wants tennis stars to raise funds for bushfires, will donate $200 for every ace he hits

ABC  

Tennis Australia says plans are in place to support those affected by the country's bushfires after star Nick Kyrgios's proposal for a charity exhibition match to raise funds ahead of this month's Australian Open gained rapid support. Key points: Nick Kyrgios will donate $200 for every ace he hits this summer to raise funds for bushfire-hit communities Kyrgios says it's …

Tennis fundraisers to help Australia fire victims
5 years ago

Tennis fundraisers to help Australia fire victims

The Hindu  

Australia’s tennis chief announced a series of fundraisers for victims of raging bushfires on Thursday after an appeal from Nick Kyrgios. Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley responded by saying fundraisers would be held during tournaments including the Australian Open and the ATP Cup team event, telling fans to “stay tuned” for details. “For weeks we’ve been watching the devastation caused …

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