'As always the health and safety of our players, our staff and our fans is our priority.' Practice for the Australian Open was temporarily suspended due to the poor air quality in Melbourne with smoke from fires affecting most of Victoria
Practice for the Australian Open was temporarily suspended Tuesday due to the poor air quality in Melbourne with smoke from fires in Eastern Victoria and New South Wales affecting most of Victoria.
The qualifying matches took place at 11 a.m. local time. Australian Open organizers said conditions were improving and"constantly being monitored.""As always the health and safety of our players, our staff and our fans is our priority," said the statement, which added that further decisions would be made using on-site data, consultation with the medical team, the Bureau of Meteorology and scientists from EPA Victoria.
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