How hard will it be to play a five-set match in the Melbourne summer heat with possible pollution from the bushfires smoke?
Former Wimbledon junior champion and two-time Australian open junior finalist Laura Robson, whose family live there, says it's no surprise the bushfires have dominated the build-up to the first slam of the year and that players want to reach into their own pockets to do whatever they can."The Australian Open has always been known as the happy slam - it's so casual and welcoming for the players," she said.
Robson has been urging her 366,000 Twitter followers to help the wildlife:"I've adopted 27 koalas, it's so worth it but you can't just limit it to the koalas you've got to get in with the kangaroos, the possums the wombats. There are so many animals that need to be saved."A 3D visualisation of the fires in Australia. Pic: Anthony Hearsey
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