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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…

4 years ago

Player accused of feeding hotel mouse

Kazakhstan player Yulia Putintseva has been bizarrely accused of feeding a mouse, which has been caught on video in her…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Adelaide-based stars ‘preferential treatment’ complaints

Australian Open boss Craig has admitted that some players had legitimate complaints over the game's leading players in Adelaide getting…

4 years ago

Rafa and Novak favourites, but watch out for the Italians in Melbourne, predicts Fred Stolle

Aussie tennis legend Fred Stolle has cast his eye over the men’s tournament at this year’s Australian Open. Could there…

4 years ago

It’s like being in prison: Bautista Agut blasts Victorian government

World No. 13 Roberto Bautista Agut has compared the Australian Open lockdown to prison in an interview with Israel TV.…

4 years ago

Nishikori struggles with mandatory confinement

Japanese star Kei Nishikori has told Tokyo media he is struggling with the two weeks mandatory quarantine imposed on him…

4 years ago

Relief as ‘some’ players could be released from lockdown

Up to 30 players in mandatory lockdown might soon be bale to leave their rooms and begin training as State…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago