Spectators and players try to cool off during the Australian Open heatwave
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Australian Open tennis
Alycia Parks of the United States wipes sweat from her face during her second-round match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the Australian Open tennis event in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
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Australian Open tennis
Alycia Parks of the United States wipes sweat from her face during her second-round match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the Australian Open tennis event in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
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Australian Open tennis
Spectators cool off at Water Mister machines at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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Australian Open tennis
Jannik Sinner of Italy walks off the court as play is stopped due to extreme heat during his third-round match against Eliot Spizzirri of the United States at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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Australian Open tennis
Iva Jovic of the United States prepares to serve Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis event in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Australian Open tennis
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus puts an ice pack on her face during her quarterfinal match against Iva Jovic of the United States at the Australian Open tennis event in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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Australian Open tennis
Novak Djokovic of Serbia wipes sweat from his face during his first round match against Pedro Martinez of Spain at the Australian Open tennis event in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Australian Open tennis
Spectators watch third-round matches of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Lorenzo Musetti of Italy places an ice towel around his face during a break in his third-round match against Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic at the Australian Open tennis event in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
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Australian Open tennis
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus blows cold air on her face during her quarterfinal match against Iva Jovic of the United States at the Australian Open tennis event in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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Extreme heat weather in Australia
Fans sit in the shade as they watch quarterfinal matches on a video screen at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Australian Open tennis
Luciano Darderi of Italy cools down during a break in his third-round match against Karen Khachanov of Russia at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Extreme heat weather in Australia
Fans cool off in front of the water lords during the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Australian Open tennis
Jessica Pegula of the United States puts an ice pack on her face during her third-round match against Oksana Selekhmeteva of Russia at the Australian Open tennis event in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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