Tennis fans coping with brutal heat in Melbourne Park

Name: Tennis fans coping with brutal heat in Melbourne Park
Uploaded: 2014-01-15T14:23:39.000Z
Duration: 1 min 43 s
Description: As south-east Australia experiences extremely hot weather, a tennis player and ball boy at the Australian Open in Melbourne collapse in the heat.

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South-east Australia has been hit with extreme hot weather, with temperatures of over 40C (104F) in some areas, and several bushfire warnings in place.

In Melbourne, a tennis player and a ball boy at the Australian Open collapsed in the heat.

Russell Fuller reports from Melbourne Park.

Asia

15 January 2014