Australian Open matches on unroofed courts resumed around 5:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday (7:00 a.m. Paris time) after being suspended for three hours due to Melbourne's "heat wave" rule. .
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Only matches on the Rod Laver, Margaret Court and John Cain courts continued, with the roof closed.
Temperatures and humidity can reach levels making the game very difficult or even dangerous during the Australian Open, in the middle of the austral summer.
A so-called “heat wave” rule has been put in place to interrupt games for ten minutes to allow players to cool off, or even suspend them until the weather conditions are suitable again.