Tennis - Australian Open - Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 19, 2018. The heat stress tracker is pictured during the match between Alize Cornet of France and Elise Mertens of Belgium. REUTERS/Issei Kato
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Open's extreme heat policy came under fresh scrutiny on Friday as players complained of "dangerous" conditions on a second consecutive day of 40 degree Celsius (104 F) weather at Melbourne Park.
France's world number 42 Alize Cornet suffered dizzy spells and needed a medical examination during her third round loss to Belgian Elise Mertens, and a ripple of concern went through the Hisense Arena crowd when she slumped to the court after serving.
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