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Umpire Carlos Bernardes has heart attack in quarantine hotel
- By Roger Parker
- . January 21, 2021
Top chair umpire Carlos Bernardes has suffered a heart attack whilst in mandatory quarantine in Melbourne having been rushed from The View Hotel to hospital

Barty back on court next week in Adelaide
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 21, 2021
Ash Barty will make her first appearance in almost a year when she takes part in an exhibition event in Adelaide next week. World No

Player pokes fun at whingeing stars with hilarious video
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 21, 2021
An Australian tennis star confined to hotel quarantine has hit back at fellow players whingeing about the conditions by poking fun at their complaints in

Brilliant new Federer/Nadal video goes viral: watch here
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 21, 2021
Roger Federer won’t be in Melbourne next month to face Rafa Nadal at the Australian Open, but thanks to the Fedal Youtube site, you can

Djokovic defends support of lockdown players
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 21, 2021
Novak Djokovic has insisted he was not being “selfish, difficult and ungrateful” in speaking out about quarantine conditions for players ahead of the Australian Open.

Umpire has heart attack in lockdown hotel
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 21, 2021
Veteran tennis umpire Carlos Bernardes has reportedly suffered a heart attack inside his hotel quarantine room in Melbourne. The Australian Open official was rushed to

Sakkari has ‘no complaints’ about Melbourne lockdown
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 21, 2021
Rising Greek star Maria Sakkari has Melbourne media she had “no complaints” with conditions inside hotel quarantine ahead of the Australian Open. Sakkari told Neil

Tennis Australia says it is paying quarantine bill
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 20, 2021
Tennis Australia has confirmed it is footing the quarantine bill after TA chief Craig Tiley’s suggested the Victorian government was paying. In a statement today

Player accused of feeding hotel mouse
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 20, 2021
Kazakhstan player Yulia Putintseva has been bizarrely accused of feeding a mouse, which has been caught on video in her quarantine hotel room, by Victorian

Two more players test positive to COVID-19
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 20, 2021
Two more Australian Open players have tested positive for Covid-19, government officials confirmed today, taking the total number affect to 10, including four players. Victoria