体坛英语资讯：Bushfire smoke threatens Australian Open in Melbourne
<p><span word="SYDNEY">SYDNEY</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 7-- <span word="Dense">Dense</span> <span word="bushfire">bushfire</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="fog">fog</span> <span word="lingering">lingering</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Melbourne">Melbourne</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortnight">fortnight</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="begins">begins</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="downgraded">downgraded</span> <span word="from">from</span> '<span word="very">very</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>' <span word="to">to</span> '<span word="hazardous">hazardous</span>', <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rage">rage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Gippsland">Gippsland</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="World">World</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 2 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Novak">Novak</span> <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Melbourne">Melbourne</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="Craig">Craig</span> <span word="Tiley">Tiley</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span>, <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="logistics">logistics</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="events">events</span>," <span word="Tiley">Tiley</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 1 <span word="Ashleigh">Ashleigh</span> <span word="Barty">Barty</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delaying">delaying</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="first">first</span>.</p><p>"<span word="First">First</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span>."</p>
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