"Novak Djokovic (4) moved past Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets yesterday evening, claiming a historic 400th Grand Slam win as he did. But the Serb flirted with controversy as he did, lucky to dodge a code violation after narrowly missing the head of a ball girl at the net in the second set. Now, if you're like me, you prefer to see Djokovic working as a heel rather than a face --"
"Dissipating heat, however, doesn't mean that the environmental challenges are completely absent today. A smoke haze has blanketed Melbourne since yesterday, as winds blew down the smoke from a fire in the Otway ranges which has grown to about 8,000 hectares overnight. Air quality alerts have been issued across Melbourne, Geelong and the surrounding regions, while a total fire ban remains in place for the Northern Country, North Central, North East, and Gippsland fire districts. Smoke haze over Brunswick in Melbourne's inner north."
Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Mboko completed final warm-ups before emerging onto Rod Laver Arena. Novak Djokovic defeated Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets to reach his 400th Grand Slam match win. Djokovic narrowly avoided a code violation after almost striking a ball girl with a ball at the net in the second set. Yulia Putintseva was booed after beating Zeynep Sonmez, drawing attention for her on-court celebration. A smoke haze from a growing fire in the Otway ranges blanketed Melbourne, prompting air quality alerts and total fire bans in several districts. Extreme heat forced pauses on outside courts and closure of arena roofs.
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