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Australian heat wave.

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#1 ·
Record breaking temperatures are expected to hit the country in the coming days and weeks.

Which players will handle it best and who will melt under the unforgiving Australian sun?
 
#3 ·
Serena plays well in heat. Kerber seems to do well too. Li is a home player. Petra probably won't play so well. Sharapova is hit and miss. Errani, meh. Stosur probably doesn't play her best in heat. Caroline forget going very far the way she's playing now let alone in 40C.

Vika is the big question.
 
#7 ·
Serena plays well in heat. Kerber seems to do well too. Li is a home player. Petra probably won't play so well. Sharapova is hit and miss. Errani, meh. Stosur doesn't play her best in Australia. Caroline forget going very far the way she's playing now let alone in 40C.

Vika is the big question.
Vika will faint like she used to 2-3 years ago :lol:
 
#4 ·
:)
 
#17 ·
There better not be any 40C+ days to come. Seems like it has cooled down, and it isn't expected to go over 35C for the next week, with most days under 30C.

Yesterday was disgusting with the northerly winds and the heat. Can't imagine playing or watching tennis in that.

Recall Svetlana owning Serena before they unfairly decided to shut the roof. I wouldn't say she was handling the conditions too well.
 
#19 ·
Temperatures differ from year to year. Serena may have been in one of those extremely hot years.

I remember MashaS struggling real bad with it one year @ AO. It was that year she was pushed to 3 sets by Pin.

The Aussie makes a great point. Fans will be immensely effected by it. The players have to practice outside. 30C is harsh. I've heard 50C (122F) this year summer (SBS Radio). Not sure about Melbourne though...
 
#25 ·
There is a difference between hot temperatures and a heat wave. A real heat wave hasn't happened yet (not for a few years), this comes from northerly winds (if you live in Vic) and the shade doesn't help at all because the whole atmosphere is hot. If you actually go outside during a heat wave, you won't be able to breathe properly yet alone play a tennis match.
 
#38 ·
temps in Melbourne gonna be less than 20C when qualies start

it all depends where the wind comes from in Melbourne.

Get a wind from W or from N temps shoot up
Wind from S and they shoot down- less so from the E
 
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