Talk about a double fault. First tennis authorities and the Victorian Government give the go-ahead to an event that the majority of Australians don’t want and then, when it all goes pear-shaped, they don’t know what to do. Surely it must have crossed the minds of the brain-trust at Tennis Australia that there was a … Read more
International tennis stars have blasted their living conditions after being forced into hotel quarantine in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open. Several top tier athletes including Carreno Busta and Fabio Fognini have critiqued the food they’ve received since arriving last week, while French player Alize Cornet described the situation as ‘insane’ in a since deleted … Read more
Australian Open is thrown into chaos as 23 players travel on a charter flight to Melbourne with an infected passenger on board By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 09:43 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 09:43 GMT, 16 January 2021 The Australian Open has been thrown into further chaos after 23 players touched down in … Read more
Two people on board chartered flight to Australian Open test positive for Covid-19 with ALL passengers – including 24 players – to be placed in isolation and not allowed to train Covid-19 measures surrounding the Australian Open have been intensified Two passengers on board a flight to the tournament have tested positive It has been … Read more
World No 1 Novak Djokovic waves at fans from his quarantine balcony as he prepares for the Australian Open Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic is preparing for Australian Open The Serbian born star has started 14 days of hotel quarantine in Adelaide With influx of tennis stars arriving, Victorian Govt accused of double standards … Read more
Chaos as two people on board a flight filled with Australian Open players test positive for Covid – as athletes are forced to stay in their quarantine hotel rooms for 14 days By Andrew Prentice For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:30 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 01:30 GMT, 16 January 2021 Two people on … Read more
Tennis superstars including Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams touch down in Adelaide and Melbourne and head straight into hotel quarantine ahead of Covid-safe Australian Open Special charter of megastars will be heading to Adelaide for exhibition event Megastars include: Djokovic, Nadal, Williams, Halep, Osaka and Thiem First of 15 charter flights carrying tennis players have landed in Melbourne Andy Murray … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Andy Murray tests positive for Covid-19 days before he is due to fly to Melbourne for the Australian Open – and now faces a race against time to play in the season’s first Grand Slam By Mike Dickson for MailOnline Published: 09:52 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 09:55 GMT, 14 January 2021 Andy … Read more
Francesca Jones will head to the Australian Open this week on a mission to inspire others trying to overcome physical difficulties in pursuit of their goals. The British No 5 triumphantly qualified for her first Grand Slam event, despite having just three fingers on each hand and only seven toes on her feet. The 20 … Read more
Young Brit Francesca Jones – who is missing two fingers and three toes because of a rare condition – storms into the main draw of the Australian Open, defying the doctors who told her to FORGET a tennis career Brit Francesca Jones has booked herself a place in Australian Open main draw She was born … Read more
Young Brit Francesca Jones – who is missing two fingers and three toes because of a rare condition – storms into the main draw of the Australian Open, proving wrong the doctors who told her to FORGET a tennis career Brit Francesca Jones has booked herself a place in Australian Open main draw She was … Read more
Britain’s Francesca Jones just one win away from qualifying for Australian Open after impressive victory over Jana Fett in Dubai Jones is playing in her maiden overseas Grand Slam qualifying draw The 20-year-old will play China’s Lu Jiajing for a place in the Australian Open Cam Norrie through to semi-finals of the ATP season-opening event in … Read more
Denis Kudla and Francisco Cerundolo have both been rushed into quarantine at the Australian Open qualifying event in Doha after testing positive for COVID-19. Fourth-seeded Kudla downed Moroccan Elliot Benchetrit 6-4 6-3, but the match ended in controversy. The positive COVID-19 test result reportedly came through with Kudla leading 5-3 in the second, and according … Read more