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Photos: Feeling the heat: Australian Open fears
Unhappy memory – Novak Djokovic contemplates his fate ahead of his retirement with heat exhaustion in a quarterfinal match against Andy Roddick at the Australian Open in 2009.
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Cooling treatment – Djokovic used ice-soaked towels in an attempt to cool down in the searing afternoon temperatures in Melbourne.
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Constant problem – Spectators wear towels to beat the heat as Tatsuma Ito of Japan played Nicolas Mahut of France on the fourth day of the 2012 tournament in Melbourne.
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Sharapova nightmare – Maria Sharapova described conditions as "inhuman" after her infamous 2007 encounter at Melbourne Park with France's Camille Pin.
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Water treatment – Spectators during the 2009 tournament use a time-honored fashion to cool themselves down in the blazing heat.
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Hot Scot – Andy Murray tries to acclimatize himself to the searing conditions during the hottest championship on record in 2009 at Melbourne Park.
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