体坛英语资讯：More top talents wilt in Australian Open heat wave
<p><span word="MELBOURNE">MELBOURNE</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 18-- <span word="On">On</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vendors">vendors</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span>.</p><p><span word="Scorching">Scorching</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="above">above</span> 40 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Celsius">Celsius</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span>.</p><p><span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="Maria">Maria</span> <span word="Sharapova">Sharapova</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 14<span word="th">th</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="Anastasija">Anastasija</span> <span word="Sevastova">Sevastova</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="contest">contest</span>, <span word="Sharapova">Sharapova</span> <span word="cruised">cruised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="sets">sets</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="warm">warm</span>! <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="warmer">warmer</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span>," <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exhausted">exhausted</span> <span word="Sharapova">Sharapova</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="toss">toss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="serve">serve</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>."</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stifling">stifling</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="brutal">brutal</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Novak">Novak</span> <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span>, <span word="Frenchman">Frenchman</span> <span word="Gael">Gael</span> <span word="Monfils">Monfils</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="umpire">umpire</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="collapse">collapse</span>," <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="enforcing">enforcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> 25-<span word="second">second</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="service">service</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tussle">tussle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="sets">sets</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Serbian">Serbian</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="backhand">backhand</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="committing">committing</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="uncharacteristic">uncharacteristic</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="faults">faults</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="when">when</span> 2017 <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Stan">Stan</span> <span word="Wawrinka">Wawrinka</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="number">number</span> 97, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Tennys">Tennys</span> <span word="Sandgren">Sandgren</span>.</p><p><span word="Wawrinka">Wawrinka</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clutched">clutched</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contest">contest</span>.</p>
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