Evidence for
The heat stoppage that still left players in the sun

Captured Sources

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Australian Open marred by excessive heat on day two

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-14/australian-open-marred-by-excessive-heat/5199740

R2

Canadian Frank Dancevic collapses from heat at Australian Open

https://globalnews.ca/news/1080881/canadian-frank-dancevic-collapses-from-heat-at-australian-open/

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Australian Open organizers implement extreme heat policy

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/australian-open-organizers-implement-extreme-heat-policy-1.2498503

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Australian Open 2014: play halted as heatwave sees temperatures reach 43 degrees and rising

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/10575664/Australian-Open-2014-play-halted-as-heatwave-sees-temperatures-reach-43-degrees-and-rising.html

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Australian Open Enacts 'Extreme Heat Policy'

https://www.rferl.org/a/sport-tenis-heat-australia/25231867.html

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Australian Open extreme heat policy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Open_extreme_heat_policy

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