- Seagulls have run amok at the Australian Open.
- Garbie Muguruza and Johanna Konta were supposed to play each other at 9 p.m. in Melbourne on Thursday, but a series of unfortunate events ensured they did not start until gone midnight.
- Alexander Zverev and Jeremy Chardy's five-set epic on Thursday evening was always going to delay things.
- But Australian Open officials had a cunning plan to ensure Muguruza and Konta played at a reasonable hour.
- They tried to move their match from the Margaret Court Arena to Court 3 but Court 3 was covered in bird poo.
- So it was back to the Margaret Court Arena, where their match did not finish until 03.12 a.m.
- Muguruza won, just before it was time for her breakfast.
Seagulls have wreaked havoc at the 2019 Australian Open as their wanton pooping helped cause a massive delay to a second-round match on Thursday.
