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TV crew member on AO flight tests positive for COVID-19
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 17, 2021
A member of a TV crew who who travelled to Melbourne on a chartered flight with players from Los Angeles has tested positive for COVID-19.

Australian Open will go ahead as scheduled: Tiley
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 17, 2021
Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley has confirmed the Australian Open will go ahead as scheduled despite 47 players being forced into hard lockdown after positive

No further Covid cases confirmed
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 17, 2021
An Australian State MP has confirmed there have been no more COVID-19 cases linked to the Australian Open. Victorian State Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said two

Players ‘knew the risks of coming’ before arrival
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 17, 2021
Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has reiterated players and staff were made aware of the risks of quarantine before they arrived In the country. A total of

Andreescu coach the COVID villain on Abu Dhabi flight
- By Bill Scott
- . January 16, 2021
The French-Canadian coach of Bianca Andreescu confessed on social media Saturday to his unwitting role as the positive COVID test which now has 23 players

Player outrage mounts over poor food,windowless rooms
- By Bill Scott
- . January 16, 2021
The forced quarantine of two planeloads of players and support staff after three positive COVID-19 tests in Melbourne is drawing outrage from behind closed doors.

Brit Heather Watson caught in COVID lockdown
- By Roger Parker
- . January 16, 2021
At least 47 players planning to compete in the 2021 edition of the Australian Open in Melbourne starting on 8 February are now facing just

23 more players in lockdown as Melbourne crisis spreads
- By Roger Parker
- . January 16, 2021
Covid complications are beginning to mount as a Greek news source revealed that one un-named passenger on Abu Dhabi to Melbourne flight EY8004 has tested

AO statement on COVID-19 positive tests
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 16, 2021
Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley has released a statement regarding the Covid-19 tests in Melbourne overnight that resulted in 79 people being placed in mandatory

Stars in lockdown after two positive Covid-19 case confirmed
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 16, 2021
Players on a charted flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne have been placed in quarantine after two people aboard the charter tested positive for COVID-19.