In a tournament that has been historically low on upsets through to the quarter-finals, perhaps the most dramatic moment of the Australian Open so far came as defending champion Jannik Sinner began to ...

Andy Murray warned organisers were risking a tragedy Tuesday as extreme temperatures caused players to faint and vomit in a day of extraordinary scenes at the Australian Open. The Scot, who safely ...

Courts Turned to Furnaces, Stars on the Brink: Extreme Heat Makes Australian Open a Climate Test In Melbourne, in January, the heat is no longer just a backdrop to the game: it becomes a full-fledged ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Open put its Extreme Heat Protocol into play on Tuesday for the second time in this tournament. The policy uses a ‘Heat Stress Scale’ ranging from 1 to 5 and ...

While large swaths of the U.S. faced ice and snow this weekend, tennis stars in Australia battled extreme heat. The conditions took a noticeable toll on Italian Jannik Sinner, who tried to stretch ...

Melbourne, Australia — Limping and desperately trying to stretch out cramps in his arms and legs, Jannik Sinner had just gone down a break in the third set when the extreme heat rules saved him. Play ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With extreme temperatures forecast for Saturday, the Australian Open started matches an hour earlier than usual on all courts at Melbourne Park. The predicted hot weather ...