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Covid test PR nightmare for Tennis Australia
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 14, 2021
Australian Open organisers are facing a public backlash for allowing Tennys Sandgren, who tested positive for COVID-19, to board a chartered flight bound for Melbourne.

Sandgren flying to Melbourne despite positive Covid test
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 14, 2021
2020 Australian Open quarter-finalist Tennys Sandgren has been granted permission to travel Down Under despite testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Sandgren was infected with

No new Covid cases in Melbourne
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 14, 2021
As players and support staff begins to arrive in Melbourne today to prepare for the Australian Open, the Victorian State government has announced it had

Australian Open qualifiers: Full list
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 14, 2021
The list of 16 men and 16 women who have qualified for the Australian Open has been released by Tennis Australia. Due to COVID-19 restrictions

Sabalenka wins Abu Dhabi Open
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 13, 2021
World No.10 Aryna Sabalenka has clinched the season-opening singles title at the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open with a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win over

Brit Jones defies odds to make AO main draw
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 13, 2021
Great Britain’s Francesca Jones has qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open after beating Lu Jia-jing 6-0 6-1 in convincing style in Dubai.

Melbourne split into covid-secure fan zones
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 6, 2021
Fans attending the Australian Open next month will be split up into three different precincts in a bid to keep the venue covid-secure. Tennis Australian

‘Gorgeous’ Giorgi causes online storm with racy pic posts
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 5, 2021
Italian player Camila Giorgi has become a treat of trolls after posting racy photos of herself in lingerie on her social media page. Giorgi, 29,

Kyrgios pulls out of ATP Cup
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 5, 2021
Nick Kyrgios will not play for Australia at next month’s ATP Cup in Melbourne, electing to play one of the ATP 250 events in Melbourne

Melbourne hotel quarantine contract cancelled
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 5, 2021
Plans to quarantine players and support staff in a luxury hotel in Melbourne for the Australian Open in February have been scrapped after residents threatened