Welcome to the opening day of the 2025 Australian Open!
It’s been a very wet and stormy day here in Australia. We’ve seen all four seasons today at Melbourne Park and the rain has just not stopped!
Thunder and lightning have rolled in too and the city skyline was engulfed in dark grey clouds earlier this afternoon.
We’ve been blessed with balmy temperatures this week with it getting up to 31ºc yesterday in the city centre.
But with 25mm of rain falling over the last four hours, not much tennis is going on on the outdoor courts right now, and having just been soaked on my journey over to the media centre, it looks like not much tennis is going to be played this week!
But that’s not stopping the party! Fans around Melbourne Park are still revelling in the atmosphere and boy have we got a lot of tennis coming up this afternoon.
Stay tuned as we’ll be bringing you all the latest news, updates and quirky stories from around Melbourne Park.
