A professional tennis player competing in an Australian Open qualifying match in Melbourne was forced to retire after she suffered a coughing fit from thick smoke caused by the catastrophic bushfires. Dalila Jakupovic of Slovenia fell to her knees Tuesday when she was about to serve during the Round
A professional tennis player competing in an Australian Open qualifying match in Melbourne was forced to retire after she suffered a coughing fit from thick smoke caused by the catastrophic bushfires.
"I was really scared that I would collapse," Jakupovic told ESPN."That's why I went onto the floor, because I couldn't walk anymore." Her tweet included a photo of the AQI at 200 Tuesday afternoon local time, well above the 0 to 50 standards for a good AQI and considered very unhealthy. "As always the health and safety of our players, our staff and our fans is our priority," the tweet read.
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