FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Men's Singles Final - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 27, 2019. General view of the Rod Laver Arena during the match between Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Spain's Rafael Nadal. REUTERS/Edgar Su
MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) - Australian Open organisers are monitoring the deteriorating air quality in Melbourne and said matches could be suspended if conditions become hazardous amid the bushfire crisis.
Hundreds of fires have killed at least 25 people and ravaged more than 8 million hectares (19.8 million acres) of land across Australia over the last few months.
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