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February 5, 2021

Williams withdraws from semifinals in Australian Open tuneup

Serena Williams withdrew from an Australian Open tuneup tournament citing a right shoulder injury on Friday within hours of setting up a semifinal match against top-ranked Ash Barty.

February 4, 2021

Testing times: Organizers say Aussie Open will start on time

There were 160 players back in isolation because a hotel quarantine worker tested positive for COVID-19.

February 1, 2021

Serena Williams through easily in 1st Australian Open tuneup

Serena Williams restarted her lengthy quest for a 24th Grand Slam singles title with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Daria Gavrilova in an Australian Open tuneup tournament at Melbourne Park on Monday.

January 29, 2021

Serena Williams, Nadal, Halep win at Adelaide exhibition

Serena Williams was preparing to play Naomi Osaka at an Adelaide exhibition tournament on Friday. But first things first — after 14 days in quarantine because of the COVID-19 pandemic regulations in Australia, the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion took her daughter to the zoo.

January 29, 2021

Serena visits zoo before win; Djokovic on court in Australia

Serena Williams was preparing to play Naomi Osaka at an Adelaide exhibition tournament on Friday. But first things first — after 14 days in quarantine because of the COVID-19 pandemic regulations in Australia, the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion took her daughter to the zoo.

January 21, 2021

Spanish tennis player says she tested positive for COVID-19

A Spanish tennis player ranked in the top 70 who was forced to quarantine in her hotel room after potentially being exposed to the coronavirus on an Australian Open charter flight says she tested positive for COVID-19.

January 18, 2021

Novak Djokovic has list of demands pertaining to COVID-19 protocols shot down prior to Australian Open

With the Australian Open right around the corner, top-ranked men’s player Novak Djokovic, who was also the former head of the ATP Player Council, reportedly put together a list of demands amid the coronavirus pandemic.

January 17, 2021

More Australian Open tennis players in quarantine after airport coronavirus tests

The number of players in hard quarantine swelled to 72 ahead of the Australian Open after a fifth positive coronavirus test was returned from the charter flights bringing players, coaches, officials and media to Melbourne for the season-opening tennis major.

January 16, 2021

Australian Open arrivals hit by 3 COVID-19 positive tests

Three coronavirus cases have been detected among charter flights carrying tennis players, coaches and officials to Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, health authorities and tournament organizers said Saturday.

January 15, 2021

Players arrive for Australian Open; straight into quarantine

Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka was among the earliest arrivals into Melbourne on one of the 15 charter flights bringing players and officials into the city for the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year.