Heat Rule Australian Open
After the extreme heat policy was invoked in consecutive years in 2006 and 2007, the policy was again changed starting in 2008 to allow matches in progress to be halted at the conclusion of the set. 21 hours agothe australian open monitors the severity of the conditions using its extreme heat policy (ehp), which is backed by research from 2019 into the effects of heat stress on players. The australian open extreme heat protocol (ao-ehp) was developed to provide fair and consistent playing conditions for all players while also ensuring those conditions minimise the risk of heat.
14 hours agoit wouldn’t be an australian open without searingly hot weather. The sporting news explains the australian open extreme heat policy. 17 hours agowith temperatures expected to soar on day 7 at the 2026 australian open, a leading athlete welfare and injury prevention expert has spoken to tennis365 about the impact of heat in tennis.
16 hours agothe heat rule will likely come into effect on day seven of the australian open, with temperatures expected to reach the high 30s. 1 day agothe two-time australian open champion welcomed the heat rule “because i think it’s too much on our bodies” to play in stifling conditions. The australian open has brought forward saturday's order of play as part of plans to cope with temperatures of 40c in melbourne.
Jan 19, 2025bbc sport explains how the australian open heat stress scale works, and when play is called off because of extreme conditions. Jan 18, 2025the australian open introduced a new heat policy in 2019 after years of negative headlines.
