Hygiene the name of the game at Melbourne Park
In a sign of the times, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Open has announced a new partnership with Initial as the official hygiene partner for the 2021 event. “The
Lockdown Cup added to AO calendar
An extra WTA event for players serving the 14-day hard lockdowns in Melbourne is to be added to the calendar ahead of the Australian Open
Barty has ‘no worries’ about AO expectations
Australian Ash Barty has told the ABC TV network in Australia she is not worried by the challenge of playing at the first Open of
Serena practises with daughter in Australia: watch video here
Serena Williams has posted video footage of a training session in Australia – with her daughter Olympia joining in. The video shows Olympia, 3, warming
Bencic fears injuries after AO lockdown
Swiss player Belinda Bencic hopes organisers will make the situation fairer for those players confined to their rooms for 14 days. Bencic told reporters in
Azarenka has hopes for ‘bubble in a bubble’ training
Former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka is hopeful a protocol for players in ‘hard’ lockdown in Melbourne can be agreed to allow “a training bubble within
AO hard lockdown players will suffer, admits Thiem
Dominic Thiem believes the 70 players in hard lockdown in Melbourne will be “seriously disadvantaged” when the Australian Open starts on February 8. Speaking to
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