Why is the australian open tennis played in the hottest month of the year?
The same reason why the US Open is played in August (the hottest month of the year in New York). School is out then and they generate more revenue that way. Also, the January date for the Aussie Open doesn’t conflict with any other major sports events going on in that country so it becomes the biggest sports even in Australia at that time. It’s all about money! Imagine if the US Open was played during the same timeframe as the Superbowl and the NBA championships. Now also imagine that it was during the school months and not during the summer holiday. Do you think any of those events would make nearly the same amount of money? Of course not! They are not going to change the date of the Aussie Open! Even moving it back just a few weeks means that kids will be back in school and not at the tournament, they don’t have ball kids anymore, they are competing with other national sports at that time for ratings and ultimately making half as much money. The solution to the calander problem isn’t
