"I got lucky with the heat rule," conceded Sinner, who came through to win 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4. Sinner was undoubtedly the biggest winner on a sweltering day where play was suspended and almost 100,000 fans were warned to take care in the heat. How Sinner benefitted from heat rulePlay is stopped at the Australian Open when the heat stress scale hits its maximum of five. Just get in and get out early," said Keys, who won 6-3 6-3 against Czech Karolina Pliskova. Pegula, who won 6-3 6-2 against Russia's Oksana Selekhmeteva, said the conditions were "different but not crazy".

Source: GhanaWeb January 25, 2026 02:03 UTC