Craig Tiley has ruled out delaying the Australian Open despite increasing pressure from international players furious about being put into hard quarantine. After positive COVID-19 tests stemming from their charter flights to Melbourne, almost 50 players are confined to their hotel rooms for the next 14 days with their Open preparations in disarray. Some players…
Australian Open: 47 Players in Strict Quarantine
The Australian Open lead-up has been plunged into chaos with at least 47 players now confined to their hotel rooms for the next 14 days after three positive coronavirus tests from two separate charter flights to Melbourne. Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka, three-time grand slam winner Angelique Kerber and 2019 US Open victor Bianca Andreescu are…
Australian Open Stars Enter Isolation After Arrival
International tennis players and staff have touched down in Melbourne ahead of next month’s Australian Open. The first of 15 charter flights carrying tennis players and officials for the tournament, starting on February 8, landed at Tullamarine’s Melbourne Jet Base about 6pm on January 14. The Doha flight arrivals were greeted by airport staff and…
Vic Quarantine Hotels Pass Strict Tests for the Australian Open
Government officials have promised disgruntled owners that any residential locations used to quarantine hundreds of Australian Open players will be as safe as houses against COVID-19. The Westin Melbourne in Collins Street has been identified as one of the hotels slated to host the world’s premier players and their entourages for the mandatory 14-day quarantine…
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