Heat policy confusion
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Maria Sharapova demanded more clarity from organizers on their heat policy yesterday after surviving a brutal three-hour marathon in scorching conditions at the Australian Open.
The third seed battled through a third set lasting nearly two hours to overcome Karin Knapp 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 in temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.
“I mean, I think the question I have is no one really knows what the limit is. Not the players; the trainers themselves, when you ask them when will the roof be closed?” Sharapova said.
France’s Alize Cornet was also left confused, noting conditions were similar on Tuesday when temperatures peaked at 42.2 Celsius.
“On Tuesday I wonder why they didn’t stop play. It was like an oven,” she said. “The wind was scorching, and some people fainted. Why today and not on Tuesday?”
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