Australian Open 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.
Tennis January 19, 2021 3 more COVID-19 cases linked to Australian Open arrivals Two players are among the three latest COVID-19 cases that have emerged from testing conducted on passengers who arrived on charter flights bringing people to Melbourne for the Australian Open.
Australian Open 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.
Australian Open 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.
Tennis January 17, 2021 Players in lockdown after positive virus cases in Australia Grand Slam champions are among the 47 players in hard lockdown after four positive tests for COVID-19 emerged from two of the charter flights bringing players, staff, officials and media to Australia for the first tennis major of the season.
Australian Open 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.
Australian Open 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.
Tennis January 14, 2021 Andy Murray tests positive for virus before Australian Open Andy Murray has tested positive for the coronavirus days before he was due to leave Britain for the Australian Open, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Australian Open 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.
Tennis January 10, 2021 Kenin beats Putintseva to reach Abu Dhabi quarterfinals Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin of the United States came back from match point down to beat Yulia Putintseva and reach the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi Open on Saturday.