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AO statement on COVID-19 positive tests
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 16, 2021
Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley has released a statement regarding the Covid-19 tests in Melbourne overnight that resulted in 79 people being placed in mandatory

Stars in lockdown after two positive Covid-19 case confirmed
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 16, 2021
Players on a charted flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne have been placed in quarantine after two people aboard the charter tested positive for COVID-19.

Konta quarantine workout goes viral: watch video here
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 15, 2021
British No. 1 Jo Konta has posted video on social media of her lockdown workout in a Melbourne hotel ahead of the Australian Open. Konta

Banned Yastremska allowed on to AO charter flight
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 15, 2021
Tennis Australia has been criticised for allowing banned Dayana Yastremska on a chartered flight to the Australian Open. Yastremska, currently ranked No. 29 was provisionally

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

Adelaide could host pre-AO tournament
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 8, 2021
Tennis Australia is in discussion with the South Australian government to quarantine a small number of players In Adelaide ahead of the Australian Open, which

Confirmed: Oz Open to start on February 8
- By Peter Rowe
- . December 17, 2020
The Australian Open will go ahead from February 8-21 – three weeks later than normal – the ATP has confirmed. The confirmation comes after weeks

Government ‘bail-out’ for Tennis Australia
- By Peter Rowe
- . December 4, 2020
The Victorian State government in Australia is in talks with Tennis Australia to help it cover the cost of delaying the Australian Open and quarantining

Konta fears for players’ health in Australia
- By Peter Rowe
- . November 19, 2020
British No. 1 Johanna Konta has warned that players’ health could suffer if they are forced to go from a two-week mandatory quarantine straight into

Former Tennis Australia director fed secret info to TV network
- By Peter Rowe
- . November 4, 2020
Former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell has been hit with a $90,000 fine for committing “serious” breaches of director’s duties while on the board of