Ao Heat Rule

The australian open extreme heat protocol (ao-ehp) was developed to provide fair and consistent playing conditions for all players while also ensuring those conditions minimise the risk of heat. 15 hours agothe ao extreme heat policy is based on a five-level heat stress scale (hss) that is used to assess if conditions are safe and whether matches should continue, with a rating of 5.0. After the extreme heat policy was invoked in consecutive years in 2006 and 2007, the policy was again changed starting in 2008 to allow matches in progress to be halted at the conclusion of the set.

6 days agonow, let’s take a closer look at the australian open 2026 extreme heat policy and everything tennis fans should know about how the tournament handles the heat. 1 day agothe atp only introduced a heat rule for 2026 after pressure from players following stifling heat and humidity at events like the shanghai masters last year. Jan 18, 2025the australian open introduced a new heat policy in 2019 after years of negative headlines.

Jan 10, 2026from ehp introduction to retractable roofs, australian open continuously evolves heat safety measures for players as early as 1988, the australian open distinguished itself as one of the . Sep 23, 2022the australian open heat stress scale (ao-hss) utilises a combination of two heat stress risk: Jan 19, 2025bbc sport explains how the australian open heat stress scale works, and when play is called off because of extreme conditions.