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THE MOST INTENSE heatwave in 100 years is melting southern Australia this week, including Melbourne — the site of 2014 Australian Open.
Temperatures hit 42 degrees Celsius during yesterday’s action making for unbearable and, at times, unplayable conditions.
With temperatures remaining at least the late 30s until the weekend, it could be the hottest Australian Open ever.
Here’s why we’re more than happy to still need a coat.
The sun beams down on the Rod Laver Arena
Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova ices down her face
That wise old sage Roger Federer limbers up in the shade
Kei Nishikori looks in some distress
Italy’s Camila Giorgi turned hot pink
Frank Dancevic of Canada passed all the way out
The ice didn’t stop Jelena Jankovic burning her legs on a chair
Even the locals couldn’t hack it, here’s Bernard Tomic wringing wet before being forced to retire
Rafa Nadal was dripping with sweat while overcoming Tomic…
…so naturally he took his shirt off
A ball boy passed out despite that fetching protective headgear
Serena Williams said the temperatures made her paranoid
The fans who stuck it out had to cover their faces
The wise ones cooled off by the mist machine
All images via Press Association Images
Insane, simply dangerous!! These people are athletes not superhuman
I’m in Melbourne and can confirm it is sunny! It’s not too pleasant but still not as bad as it’s being made out as there’s very little humidity. Still glad I’m not playing a four hour tennis match in it mind you!
It’s easy saying it’s not that bad when you’re sitting down eating an ice-cream. I walked 2k to the shop in Perth on Saturday when it was 43℃, I was drenched in sweat when I got there! Playing tennis in that heat is dangerous
Sun, glorious sun. Would take it over the miserable wet conditions i had to endure at 7am this morning.
Sick of weather updates from oz.people on Facebook posting how hot it is.i don’t care how hot it is over there!!!!!! Rant over
You’d rather be in an oven? Are you mad?
To be fair, you are reading an article about the intense heat at the AUSTRALIAN open…. Were you expecting comments about Enda and cronies or what!!!
What….an Irish person who doesnt like talking about the weather?????
Nick why oh why do you have to make this about our government?you’re another type of person that gets on my nerves you always have to twist it back to the government.i was interested in the above article to see how the tennis players are coping with the heat.what I said in the previous comment was people on Facebook commenting about how hot it is.
Hahaha! I’m sick of reading those political comments on every thread I come across here! If you’re sick of hearing about the weather in oz then why would you read this particular article?
Nick my rant was nothing to do about this article I was interested in the tennis.what I was giving out about was about comments on Facebook.
It’s 20℃ here at the minute buddy, it’ll be a toasty 33℃ tomorrow with 0% chance of rain
Nick thank you so much for letting me know what temperature it is over there.what will you have for breakfast and lunch tomorrow?what time will you go to the bathroom at?
Would love RAIN!
Love the mist machine, haven’t seen one in years.
Did a mountain bike race in Switzerland last summer and there was a mist machine in the middle of the circuit. Mad random
Nothing compared to what we had in the summer
That’s not Rod Laver Arena in Pic 1
The first pic is not rod laver…..it’s Margaret Court ……..I think . Funnily enough her name is actually Margaret Court. As opposed to it being Margaret’s court……
Nah – Show court 2…I’ve played there!
Those mist machines are great but you can get little “micro burns” from the droplets magnifying the sun’s rays. This happened to me in Florida even though I was wearing sun screen.
Just because it’s 44c doesn’t mean its sunny.
Most of those pictures are taken in the sun.
Yes Stephen I think it’s safe to say that it’s sunny.
Spot on Stephen my oven can reach temp over 220degrees and it doesn’t have to be sunny out plus the oven lights broke
The first picture look pretty f ucking sunny to me.
this is a typical Melbourne summer, it’s no unusual to get hot spells they tend to come by every 3-4 Summers with four to five consecutive days of 40+ and nights not falling below mid-low 20s, every night for the last three it’s been 30c at midnight, but we’re expecting a break Friday afternoon with the temp expected to drop 15-20c in an hour.