Brief stories from the Australian Open on Saturday:Biggest fansRoger Federer is adored around the globe — even when he’s playing the home favourite. Millman even had to shout down a heckler as he went within two points of shocking the six-time champion in the third round. But court speed and balls are completely fine for me.”The courts play faster and the balls bounce higher in the heat. Players also have to adapt to more humid indoor conditions when the stadium roofs are closed for rain. Melbourne’s unpredictable weather has been on full display at the Australian Open, with heavy downpours, wind, heat, smog from bushfires and even dirty rain — rain mixed with a dust storm, which coated courts in a fine layer of mud.

Source: The Guardian January 25, 2020 09:33 UTC