Djokovic concerned about smoke at Australian Open as bushfires continue to blaze

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP Finals - The O2, London, Britain - November 12, 2019 Serbia's Novak Djokovic during his group stage match against Austria's Dominic Thiem Action Images via Reuters/Tony O'Brien

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tennis world number two Novak Djokovic said he is concerned that smoke might cause some problems at the Australian Open later this month as bushfires continued to blaze across large sections of the southeast on Sunday.

Hundreds of fires in New South Wales and Victoria have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 5.25 million hectares (13 million acres) of land over the last few months.