How come they don't stop tennis on a 43 degree day?
Also the Tour down under?
I heard that is was over 60 on court yesterday. Someone is going to die in that extreme heat.
Anyone got an answer?
Helen
lizard said
04:31 PM Jan 19, 2018
I worked in a lot hotter heat than that - fully clothed with heavy boots , helmet - all the PPE
RustyD said
04:34 PM Jan 19, 2018
Apparently wet & dry bulb temperatures are measured. The dry bulb was right on the money (40) but the wet bulb was below (33). It's a measure of temperature & humidity that finally closes things down.
I thought the Tour Down Under was cancelled or at least substantially shortened.
The cycling in Ballarat a few weekends ago in 40 degrees had some events cancelled and some shortened.
adreamer said
04:46 PM Jan 19, 2018
O'k, so have I in the outback, but some of these tennis players are coming from their winters. snow etc and then can can be on those courts slugging it out for 5 or more hours in over 60 degrees!
I watched one female competitor break down today saying it was just too hot
Guess the money is also their incentive. Plus I forget how young they are and forget how we sunbaked in boiling heat
Helen
RustyD said
04:55 PM Jan 19, 2018
Lots of the players come from places that are in severe winter but I don't think they've come direct from home. They are actually on the tennis circuit and have worked their way from a Northern Summer to a Southern summer over 6 months. I heard the commentators mention that one of the girls home town (Kiev?) was -7 but I don't think she had come direct from there. In the US temps get as bad and in Asia it's generally the humidity. I reckon the players earn their money in the conditions at the Open as of the last few days.
Desert Dweller said
07:34 PM Jan 19, 2018
Gruntathon & Drugathon, who cares what the temperature is, read a good book.
aussietraveller said
07:51 PM Jan 20, 2018
I stopped watching because one of the lady players was obviously in extreme pain every time she hit the ball, and obviously an awful lot of the people watching the game were sensitive to her pain and started moaning and screeching along with her.
Causing the referee to temporarily stop the game, I strongly believe that when tennis players are experiencing this level of discomfort the game should be stopped immediately.
Aus-Kiwi said
09:30 PM Jan 20, 2018
Wait till someone dies . Then the ship will hit the fan !!
SouthernComfort said
08:42 AM Jan 21, 2018
Adjudicators - don't you love 'em? Whether ON court or IN court, they never seem to get it quite right....
Aus-Kiwi said
08:53 AM Jan 21, 2018
Thy get caught t eventually !! Lol
Ron-D said
09:29 AM Jan 21, 2018
Women are great. I would not be without one but why do they get paid the the same as men number 100 in the mens arena would blow Serena off the court,its painfully slow to watch and that screaming really grinds on you I believe in equal pay For equal work male or female,but paying Serena the same as Federer is a joke..
Santa said
09:47 AM Jan 21, 2018
Some, including the media stirrers need a dose of toughen up, as Federer remarked, no big deal, we play in Dubai.
This is Australia in January, them that cant handle the heat should probably not bother to enter and stay at home.
These are extremely fit young sports people, no one will die.
Santa said
09:51 AM Jan 21, 2018
Ron-D wrote:
Women are great. I would not be without one but why do they get paid the the same as men number 100 in the mens arena would blow Serena off the court,its painfully slow to watch and that screaming really grinds on you I believe in equal pay For equal work male or female,but paying Serena the same as Federer is a joke..
This has to be the most misogynistic remark I've heard for ages. About the only thing in your post I agree with relates to noise, even then no big deal, turn the TV off.
Wizardofoz said
10:01 AM Jan 21, 2018
I have absolutely no qualms about womens tennis, the top shelf players are good to watch, I do agree about the equal pay argument though, only because I believe that equal work deserves equal pay and therefore the women should be playing best of 5 sets, alternatively, the men should also be playing best of 3 sets.
until then, I believe that the prize money should be allocated according to the match format, 5 sets V 3 sets....regardless of sex or competition.
-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Sunday 21st of January 2018 10:01:57 AM
-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Sunday 21st of January 2018 10:03:19 AM
Ron-D said
10:06 AM Jan 21, 2018
Santa wrote:
Ron-D wrote:
Women are great. I would not be without one but why do they get paid the the same as men number 100 in the mens arena would blow Serena off the court,its painfully slow to watch and that screaming really grinds on you I believe in equal pay For equal work male or female,but paying Serena the same as Federer is a joke..
This has to be the most misogynistic remark I've heard for ages. About the only thing in your post I agree with relates to noise, even then no big deal, turn the TV off.
No one has more respect for women then myself I find your answer to my post ridiculous....
Dickodownunder said
11:45 AM Jan 21, 2018
There was a mention on breakfast TV this morning that one of the female players lost her toenails due to the heat....
I would imagine that if this can happen it would not be isolated to women.
Just watching the tennis makes me hot but fortunately I usually have better things to do.
Santa said
11:58 AM Jan 21, 2018
Dickodownunder wrote:
There was a mention on breakfast TV this morning that one of the female players lost her toenails due to the heat.... I would imagine that if this can happen it would not be isolated to women. Just watching the tennis makes me hot but fortunately I usually have better things to do.
I suspect nothing to do with the heat Dicko, pretty common among athletes due to bruising and poor fitting foot wear, but as a journo why miss an opportunity to mention the heat.
-- Edited by Santa on Sunday 21st of January 2018 12:04:49 PM
Dickodownunder said
12:24 PM Jan 21, 2018
Santa wrote:
Dickodownunder wrote:
There was a mention on breakfast TV this morning that one of the female players lost her toenails due to the heat.... I would imagine that if this can happen it would not be isolated to women. Just watching the tennis makes me hot but fortunately I usually have better things to do.
I suspect nothing to do with the heat Dicko, pretty common among athletes due to bruising and poor fitting foot wear, but as a journo why miss an opportunity to mention the heat.
My thoughts as well Santa but how dare any of us spoil the opportunity for the four presenters sitting at the desk to display the emotions of shock / horror and then all proceed to try to talk over the top of each other on the subject.
The Belmont Bear said
12:51 PM Jan 21, 2018
Just out of interest the Australian open is currently receving a lot of negative publicity from the media on this side of the world. There are suggestions that the organisers are putting players health at risk by asking them to play in the exreme heat.It,s even being suggested that the big name players boycot playing the event and that what is in reality the Asian leg of the Grand Slam be moved somewhere else. You can say whatever you like about needing to toughen up or about media stirrers but I imagine places like China or Japan would be rubbing their hands together at the prospect of being the location for a replacement grand slam event. Move it here to Dubai and I,m sure that they would have an air conditioed facility built in no time. Australia cannot afford to lose the money brought in by these big international events so maybe people need to start thinking about what can be done in future to cope with the extreme weather conditions rather than just shrugging it off.
Dickodownunder said
12:56 PM Jan 21, 2018
Some of the courts in the arena in which they play here in Melbourne have a sliding roof...
Strangely enough it is not closed.
What would be the reason for this?
Santa said
01:17 PM Jan 21, 2018
"In the summer, the weather in Dubai is very hot, dry and humid, with temperatures reaching 45 °C (113 °F) for many days. Even the sea temperature reaches 37 °C (99 °F), with humidity averaging over 90%" Hot dry and humid! from Wikipedia.
The stadium in Dubai looks to be similar to those in Australia.
-- Edited by Santa on Sunday 21st of January 2018 01:25:09 PM
Santa said
01:19 PM Jan 21, 2018
Dickodownunder wrote:
Some of the courts in the arena in which they play here in Melbourne have a sliding roof...
Strangely enough it is not closed.
What would be the reason for this?
Perhaps ventilation, with roof closed would act like an oven.
Santa said
01:22 PM Jan 21, 2018
The Belmont Bear wrote:
Australia cannot afford to lose the money brought in by these big international events so maybe people need to start thinking about what can be done in future to cope with the extreme weather conditions rather than just shrugging it off.
Perhaps play all matches at night.
Dickodownunder said
01:35 PM Jan 21, 2018
Sounds like a job for "pink bats" and a big fan,
On a more serious note, I guess the entire competition could be rescheduled to a more favourable time as far as weather is concerned but the Tennis along with the Cricket attracts a huge number of spectators mainly due to the fact that many are on annual leave from their employment during January and to a lesser point, December.
It would also have to fit in with other competitions from around the world.
Just asking!
How come they don't stop tennis on a 43 degree day?
Also the Tour down under?
I heard that is was over 60 on court yesterday. Someone is going to die in that extreme heat.
Anyone got an answer?
Helen
I thought the Tour Down Under was cancelled or at least substantially shortened.
The cycling in Ballarat a few weekends ago in 40 degrees had some events cancelled and some shortened.
O'k, so have I in the outback, but some of these tennis players are coming from their winters. snow etc and then can can be on those courts slugging it out for 5 or more hours in over 60 degrees!
I watched one female competitor break down today saying it was just too hot
Guess the money is also their incentive. Plus I forget how young they are and forget how we sunbaked in boiling heat
Helen
Gruntathon & Drugathon, who cares what the temperature is, read a good book.
Causing the referee to temporarily stop the game, I strongly believe that when tennis players are experiencing this level of discomfort the game should be stopped immediately.
Women are great. I would not be without one
but why do they get paid the the same as men number 100 in the mens arena would blow Serena off the court,its painfully slow to watch and that screaming really grinds on you I believe in equal pay For equal work male or female,but paying Serena the same as Federer is a joke..
Some, including the media stirrers need a dose of toughen up, as Federer remarked, no big deal, we play in Dubai.
This is Australia in January, them that cant handle the heat should probably not bother to enter and stay at home.
These are extremely fit young sports people, no one will die.
This has to be the most misogynistic remark I've heard for ages.
About the only thing in your post I agree with relates to noise, even then no big deal, turn the TV off.
I have absolutely no qualms about womens tennis, the top shelf players are good to watch, I do agree about the equal pay argument though, only because I believe that equal work deserves equal pay and therefore the women should be playing best of 5 sets, alternatively, the men should also be playing best of 3 sets.
until then, I believe that the prize money should be allocated according to the match format, 5 sets V 3 sets....regardless of sex or competition.
-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Sunday 21st of January 2018 10:01:57 AM
-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Sunday 21st of January 2018 10:03:19 AM
No one has more respect for women then myself I find your answer to my post ridiculous....
I would imagine that if this can happen it would not be isolated to women.
Just watching the tennis makes me hot but fortunately I usually have better things to do.
I suspect nothing to do with the heat Dicko, pretty common among athletes due to bruising and poor fitting foot wear, but as a journo why miss an opportunity to mention the heat.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/when-marathon-runners-leave-toenail-behind-1C6436947
I agree
A trumpism no less!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKJS1gX7F5Q
-- Edited by Santa on Sunday 21st of January 2018 12:04:49 PM
My thoughts as well Santa but how dare any of us spoil the opportunity for the four presenters sitting at the desk to display the emotions of shock / horror
and then all proceed to try to talk over the top of each other on the subject. 
Just out of interest the Australian open is currently receving a lot of negative publicity from the media on this side of the world. There are suggestions that the organisers are putting players health at risk by asking them to play in the exreme heat.It,s even being suggested that the big name players boycot playing the event and that what is in reality the Asian leg of the Grand Slam be moved somewhere else. You can say whatever you like about needing to toughen up or about media stirrers but I imagine places like China or Japan would be rubbing their hands together at the prospect of being the location for a replacement grand slam event. Move it here to Dubai and I,m sure that they would have an air conditioed facility built in no time. Australia cannot afford to lose the money brought in by these big international events so maybe people need to start thinking about what can be done in future to cope with the extreme weather conditions rather than just shrugging it off.
Strangely enough it is not closed.
What would be the reason for this?
"In the summer, the weather in Dubai is very hot, dry and humid, with temperatures reaching 45 °C (113 °F) for many days. Even the sea temperature reaches 37 °C (99 °F), with humidity averaging over 90%" Hot dry and humid! from Wikipedia.
The stadium in Dubai looks to be similar to those in Australia.
-- Edited by Santa on Sunday 21st of January 2018 01:25:09 PM
Perhaps ventilation, with roof closed would act like an oven.
Perhaps play all matches at night.
Sounds like a job for "pink bats" and a big fan,
On a more serious note, I guess the entire competition could be rescheduled to a more favourable time as far as weather is concerned but the Tennis along with the Cricket attracts a huge number of spectators mainly due to the fact that many are on annual leave from their employment during January and to a lesser point, December.
It would also have to fit in with other competitions from around the world.
Is there something wrong with you ?
Come on Ron, get a sense of humour, did you seriously think I'd let that one go through to the keeper.
Maybe they scream with excitement because they know that every time they hit the tennis ball they earn another $100.
Perhaps, have to say the ladies from the Eastern block countries are easy on the eye.