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Covid chaos as another AO flight tests positive
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 17, 2021
A third flight into Melbourne has confirmed a positive Covid-19 test on arrival from Doha as the number of players in hard lockdown has increased

Cuevas uses hotel room mattress to practise: watch video here
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 17, 2021
Uruguayan veteran Pablo Cuevas has come upon with novel way to relieve the boredom and stay focused as he starts 14 days in quarantine ahead

Player ‘disgust’ over alleged change of covid rules
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 17, 2021
Players arriving in Australia for the first Grand Slam of the year have slammed local health officials for changing the rules before they arrived –

Pospisil admits to COVID-19
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 17, 2021
Canadian Vasek Pospisil has announced on Twitter he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine in his hotel room for two weeks ahead of the

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

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