I have an airconditioner in this room here. But it does not do much good. I could block off the hallway with a curtain and close the door to the tv room, and that does help keep the room comfortable. But, given that the airconditioner is so ageing, it is just better to endure the weather, rather than the electricity invoice.

'42.7°C in Melbourne just before 5pm, where the hottest air arrived later in the afternoon. Earlier, Australian Open matches on outside courts were suspended under the tournament’s extreme heat policy.'

Tennis Australia noted that the event was warm last year. It was warm the year before that in the Aust Open and rumours spread that it was linked to summer. (It gets warm in summer.) (In Australia). A spokesman hinted that this may be discussed at next year's pre-match chat.  Any comments on summer are welcome.

Europeans at 42d. in tennis look like drips. There are other months such as May, October or July. There are 11 months. All are cooler than January.  Tennis is cool.

January is typically the hottest month in Melbourne, with average daily maximum temperatures around 27.4, often exceeding 40during summer heatwaves. February is a close second, with similar, slightly more humid, and often sunny, hot conditions.  Hot people feel hot.