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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

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

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

Australian Open won’t bend five-set format
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 19, 2021
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

Adelaide-based stars ‘preferential treatment’ complaints
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 19, 2021
Australian Open boss Craig has admitted that some players had legitimate complaints over the game’s leading players in Adelaide getting a leg up on their

Rafa and Novak favourites, but watch out for the Italians in Melbourne, predicts Fred Stolle
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 19, 2021
Aussie tennis legend Fred Stolle has cast his eye over the men’s tournament at this year’s Australian Open. Could there be surprises here too? No

It’s like being in prison: Bautista Agut blasts Victorian government
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 19, 2021
World No. 13 Roberto Bautista Agut has compared the Australian Open lockdown to prison in an interview with Israel TV. Bautista Agut’s outburst was aimed

Nishikori struggles with mandatory confinement
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 19, 2021
Japanese star Kei Nishikori has told Tokyo media he is struggling with the two weeks mandatory quarantine imposed on him and 71 other players in