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.
January 14, 2021 Sandgren gets OK to fly to Australia despite COVID-19 result Tennys Sandgren forced an early clarification of the COVID-19 rules as the first of 15 charter flights began flying Down Under to deliver players for the Australian Open.
December 27, 2020 Agent to AP: Federer to miss Australia; planning 2021 return Roger Federer is withdrawing from the Australian Open while he continues preparing to return to action after two operations on his right knee and a tour absence that will have lasted longer than a year, his agent told The Associated Press.
December 17, 2020 ATP: Start of 2021 calendar includes delayed Australian Open The Australian Open is set to begin Feb. 8, three weeks later than planned, as part of a pandemic-altered 2021 tennis calendar released by the men’s professional tour.
May 5, 2020 Rafael Nadal ready to forgo 2020 tennis season, look ahead to 2021 amid coronavirus pandemic Rafael Nadal said that he is ready to sacrifice the season amid the coronavirus pandemic so tennis could return back to normal in 2021.
February 1, 2020 American Sofia Kenin wins Australian Open, marking first major title This, essentially, was where Sofia Kenin was going to win or lose the Australian Open final: Down love-40 while serving at 2-all in the third set against two-time major champion Garbiñe Muguruza.
