These weather conditions lasted for almost the first week of the slam and resulted in players getting dehydrated, vomiting or some even passing out.
The second week started with a shock when the women's favourite for title Serena Williams was beating by Ana Ivanovic.
Serena's exit of the tournament was closely followed by Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka's exits. This ultimately lead to Li Na beating Dominika Cibulkova in the final.
The men's draw was much more stable and than the women's. It was only final that had me most surprised when Stanislas Wawrinka beat Rafael Nadal.
The Aussie fans where particularly vocal in the men's final and had some point sections in the crowd where booing Rafael Nadal for his injury time out. Which I thought was particularly unpleasant and was totally uncalled for.
Some of the men's matches where played until 01.30 in the morning which I thought was a little strange.
Overall I was surprised by wins of Li Na and Stanislas Wawrinka which I did not see coming. I guess that is why I love tennis because sometimes it can be unpredictable.
However I can bet a bottom dollar that the players who under performed at this tournament will have a bigger impact in the remaining Gram Slams.