Today (January 18), the Australian tournament expanded 2023 into the third day of competition. The weather factor has been creating significant obstacles for the organizers and players.
On yesterday competition (January 17), players had to compete in the intense sun in Melbourne. But until the evening of January 17, heavy rain appeared and prolonged, causing some matches to take place in the outdoor stadiums to postpone.
This makes it difficult for the organizers to arrange the schedule because everything has been planned. The players also inevitably annoyed because they could not have the best preparation for the match.
Such as the case of Jamie Murray – Andy Murray's brother. Jamie Murray is somewhat anonymous in the men's singles but is a great player in double (winning a total of 27 titles). Jamie Murray had to play today but it was not until last night to learn his appearance.
“11 am to start the matches in the outdoor fields. The players must be present from about 8h to 8:30 am. The schedule announced at 11:30 pm the previous night. Above all, the weather was so bad,” Jamie Murray was annoyed.
“11:50 pm … I am not one of them but how the organizers let the players play at 11am the next morning if you do not have a schedule at this time,” Kirsten Flipkens wrote on his personal Twitter page.
