Heat break at Australian Open, Thiem out

The reason for this was reaching level 5 on the so-called “heat stress scale”. Play continued in the three covered stadiums: Rod Laver Arena, Margaret Court Arena and John Cain Arena. All places were released again at 17.00 p.m.

Four climate factors are taken into account when calculating the “heat stress scale”: air temperature, radiant heat, air humidity and wind speed. These values are measured in real time at five positions throughout the system. The scale ranges from 1 (moderate playing conditions) to 5 (interruption of play).

Russian flag banned In addition to the heat, another circumstance caused discussions: from now on, Russian and Belarusian flags are also banned in the spectator stands. The Tennis Australia Association responded to the excitement during and after the first round match between the victorious Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl against the Russian Kamilla Rakhimova on Monday, when fans presented a Russian flag.

Because images of this were widely shared and critically commented on on social media, the organizers abandoned their original position regarding the national flags for the fans. These were initially allowed on the grounds of Melbourne Park as long as they didn't bother anyone. “The ban is effective immediately,” Tennis Australia said in a statement on Tuesday. Flags of other countries are still allowed.

Of course, tennis was also played in Melbourne. The duel between Dominic Thiem and Andrey Rublev (ATP 5) received a lot of attention. However, Austria's tennis star couldn't keep up with the Russian on his way back to the top of the world and lost 3:6, 4:6, and 2:6. This is the fourth time in a row that Thiem has failed to clear the opening hurdle at a Grand Slam tournament.

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Heat break at Australian Open, Thiem out

At the Australian Open on Tuesday, the heat of 36 degrees caused an interruption of around three hours. Tennis playing and training was suspended on all uncovered courts in Melbourne Park at around 14.00 p.m. (local time).

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