Tennis player abandons Australian Open qualifying match Tuesday after dropping to her knees in coughing fit as smoke from the wildfires clogged the air.
Victoria state’s Chief Health Officer, Brett Sutton, said in a press conference Tuesday the air quality in Melbourne was in the"very poor" to “hazardous” range, and was “the worst in the world” overnight.Australian Open said in a statement it will be consulting its medical team, meteorology bureau and scientists from the state’s environmental protection agency to make any further decisions about the matches.
But organizers faced criticism online, including from some players, for allowing the matches to go ahead.
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