Tennis - Australian Open - Men's singles final - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 28, 2018. Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a shot against Marin Cilic of Croatia. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Open men's singles final between champion Roger Federer and sixth seed Marin Cilic got underway on Sunday with the roof closed at Rod Laver Arena due to hot weather, triggering a hailstorm of criticism from former players.
The roofs of the main showcourts at Melbourne Park are usually kept open unless the tournament's extreme heat policy is invoked, when the temperature exceeds 40 degrees Celsius (104 F) and a key humidity threshold has been surpassed.
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