Ballkids hang towels on a fence while wiping down the court after a rain delay at the Australian Open. Photo: EPA Ballkids hang towels on a fence while wiping down the court after a rain delay at the Australian Open. Photo: EPA
Ballkids hang towels on a fence while wiping down the court after a rain delay at the Australian Open. Photo: EPA
Sport /  Tennis

Australian Open: mud stops play – after smog, wind, rain, new challenge for organisers

  • Dirty rain, after overnight downpours, left courts muddy and unplayable on Thursday

Topic |   Australian Open 2021
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 12:51pm, 23 Jan, 2020

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Ballkids hang towels on a fence while wiping down the court after a rain delay at the Australian Open. Photo: EPA Ballkids hang towels on a fence while wiping down the court after a rain delay at the Australian Open. Photo: EPA
Ballkids hang towels on a fence while wiping down the court after a rain delay at the Australian Open. Photo: EPA
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