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On days like these, ice towels and water splashes are a necessity for any player to survive long hours on court. The match most affected by the heat was the highly-anticipated secon- round clash between Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils, which the Serb won in four sets over a wilting Monfils.

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MONFILS THE HEAT!
Frenchman @Gael_Monfils melts down in stifling heat at the #AusOpen @7tennis pic.twitter.com/cISLJxbPXS
— 7Sport (@7Sport) January 18, 2018

On Friday, Alize Cornet sought treatment from the doctor and trainer on site during her loss to Elise Mertens.

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Doctor and trainer with Alize Cornet. Having her blood pressure taken and of course trying to cool her down. pic.twitter.com/bwyNBswSIa
— LaWanda (@lawanda50) January 19, 2018

Monfils had advise for any player stepping out on court:

Monfils after his match against Nole: "I trained in this heat in Miami this winter, it was really hot but i'm telling you, I was dying on court for 40 minutes. Good luck to the guys tomorrow,, just be smart and if you have to give up, you should not be ashamed about it. #ausopen
— Alex Theodoridis (@AlexTheodorid1s) January 18, 2018

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Djokovic, despite winning and requesting the day session, questioned the lack of a heat rule in affect also.

Djokovic: People might say at this level you have to be as a professional tennis player fit. It’s the beginning of the season. You work & train hard to be able to sustain these kind of conditions, to be tough. But I think there is a limithttps://t.co/dYVFdGizlv
— Reem Abulleil (@ReemAbulleil) January 18, 2018

Tomas Berdych survived the brutal Australian summer in his second round win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.

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It’s not just player’s having to contend with extreme heat throughout the day. Australian Open fans have to battle the blistering sun as well.

Summer at the #AusOpen is a great time to be a tennis fan 💨 pic.twitter.com/9GRTHbkbWQ
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 18, 2018

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The good news is that relief is coming. Conditions will improve vastly on Day 6 with a forecast in the 70s.

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