Barty back on court next week in Adelaide
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
Umpire has heart attack in lockdown hotel
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
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
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
Two more players test positive to COVID-19
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
Australian Open won’t bend five-set format
Quarantine stress and lack of match fitness will be no excuse for players, with men still required to play the best of five sets when
Not demands, suggestions as Tiley backs Djokovic
Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley has supported Novak Djokovic for his quarantine letter for players in hard lockdown, saying they were not “demands”, just “suggestions”. Djokovic wrote
Player ‘disgust’ over alleged change of covid rules
Players arriving in Australia for the first Grand Slam of the year have slammed local health officials for changing the rules before they arrived –
TV crew member on AO flight tests positive for COVID-19
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.