Australian Open will go ahead as ‘nearly’ every single tennis player tests negative to Covid-19

Australian Open WILL go ahead as ‘nearly’ every single tennis player tests negative to Covid-19 – after fears the tournament would be shut down after a mutant Covid outbreak

The Australian Open will begin in Melbourne on Monday as planned, tennis officials have confirmed.  

Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley told radio station 3AW on Friday that results are back for almost all of 507 players and officials tested for coronavirus on Thursday 

Everyone has tested negative so far with just 12 results pending.

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