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Factbox: Australian Open in numbers
(Reuters) - Following are facts and records ahead of the 108th edition of the Australian Open, which begins on Monday:
Djokovic the man to beat, again, at Melbourne Park
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Gary Lineker's celebrated quote that soccer is a simple game that "the Germans always win" might well be adapted to tennis and the inescapable dominance of Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open.
Smoke clears in Melbourne, organisers defend playing qualifiers
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Melbourne skies were largely clear of bushfire smoke on Thursday as Australian Open organisers defended their decision to continue playing qualifiers during two days when a thick haze enveloped the city.
Djokovic faces Struff, Barty takes on Tsurenko at Australian Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Top seed and world number one Ash Barty's bid to end the host nation's long wait for a homegrown Australian Open champion will begin against Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko when the year's first Grand Slam gets under way next week.
Clearer weather allows AusOpen qualifying to start on time
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Cooler temperatures and clearing skies following torrential rain on Wednesday allowed officials to continue the qualifying tournament for the Australian Open on Thursday, with forecast smoke haze expected to clear throughout the day.
Poor air could hit players hard in long matches at Australian Open - Evert
(Reuters) - Tennis great Chris Evert said player health is a serious concern heading into this year's Australian Open where poor air quality could hit competitors hard in longer matches amid the devastating bushfires that have engulfed the country.
Federer, Nadal kick in $170,000 for Australian bushfire relief
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tennis greats Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal pledged A$250,000 ($172,000) towards the Australian bushfire relief efforts at a charity event on Wednesday in the leadup to the Australian Open.
Tennis-Angry players speak out at smoke-shrouded Australian Open qualifiers
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tempers flared at the Australian Open qualifying on Wednesday as players battled through another day of smoky air and two of the game's all-time greats were labelled "selfish" for not protesting about the conditions.
Breathless Tomic eliminated in first round of Australian Open qualifiers
(Reuters) - Australia's one-time child prodigy Bernard Tomic was eliminated in the first round of the Australian Open qualifiers in Melbourne on Tuesday, saying he couldn't breathe because of bushfire smoke hanging over Melbourne Park.
Australian Open practice suspended due to poor air quality
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian Open practice was temporarily suspended on Tuesday due to poor air quality as bushfires continued to rage across the country.
