Australian open organisers have defended the tournament s extreme heat policy after confusion reigned among players.
Organisers closed the roof.
The men s final was played under a closed roof at rod laver arena marin cilic says it was difficult to adjust to conditions at the rod laver arena after australian open organisers closed the roof.
Bautista agut won the opening set and was about to serve at 4 5 in the second when organisers decided to close the roof of the louis armstrong stadium during the changeover anticipating rain.
The world number 12 lost his serve immediately as djokovic drew level in the match and then carved out a 4 6 6 4 7 6 0 victory to avoid a third.
The collection of subdued comments combined to create a ballpark like atmosphere.
Bautista agut won the opening set and was about to serve at 4 5 in the second when organisers decided to close the roof of the louis armstrong stadium during the changeover anticipating rain.
Organisers can only activate the tournament extreme heat policy and call matches off or shut the roof when the temperature is 40 celsius and the wet bulb globe temperature index hits 32 5 celsius.
Bautista agut won the opening set and was about to serve at 4 5 in the second when organisers decided to close the roof of the louis armstrong stadium during the changeover anticipating rain.
Bautista agut won the opening set and was about to serve at 4 5 in the second when organisers decided to close the roof of the louis armstrong stadium during the changeover anticipating rain.
With some thought.
Marin cilic hit out at the decision to close the roof on rod laver arena for the australian open final sunday saying he was not prepared for the much cooler conditions.
How to design a closet with a sloping roofline.
Rod laver arena roof finally closed as policy comes under fire.
Spaniard roberto bautista agut has hit out at tournament officials for their decision to close the roof during the second set of his semi final defeat to novak djokovic on friday in the western southern open in new york.
The person who coined the expression raise the roof may well have been an ancestral homeowner looking for more closet space.