'Zap you': Top players wrestle with scorching Melbourne heat

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59% : " Another American title contender, Amanda Anisimova, conducted her post-match on-court interview wrapped in an ice towel.
51% : Italy's Jannik Sinner uses ice packs between games against Eliot Spizzirri at the Australian Open Top players spoke of "zapping" temperatures and used bags of ice to try and cool down in brutal heat touching 40C at the Australian Open on Saturday. Competitors, spectators and officials roasted on day seven at Melbourne Park, where play was suspended on outside courts in the afternoon because of the scorching weather.
51% : Ice baths were another way to combat the conditions, she said. Men's champion Jannik Sinner started his third-round match against unseed Eliot Spizzirri of the United States in the open at Rod Laver Arena.
49% : The Italian second seed struggled physically in the heat, placing bags of ice on each thigh after games.

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