Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley says the tournament 'is happening' despite health concerns over Melbourne's air quality.
when she retired from her qualifying match on Tuesday because of the"unhealthy" air quality.
Dalila Jakupovic said she was"really scared" after she retired from her Australian Open qualifying match because of the"unhealthy" air "There are number of different air quality measures and it is made more complex by going on an app. There are different apps and websites which give you different readings.
Tiley said the tournament decided to use a 'PM2.5 concentrate' measure to monitor the air quality levels after receiving advice from environmental and medical experts.
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