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A ‘revolt’ has broken out among tennis stars after Naomi Osaka was pictured training in Adelaide ahead of the Australian Open, while other competitors remain locked in their Melbourne hotel rooms. There are 72 tennis players in hard quarantine in Victoria ahead of the tournament, scheduled to start on February 8, after six people on three … Read more
Quarantined Australian Open tennis stars were told today that they would get no ‘special treatment’ after Novak Djokovic demanded that the 72 players isolating in hotels be allowed to move to private homes with tennis courts. Djokovic’s reported list of demands included a shorter quarantine period, permission for players to visit their coaches, and access … Read more
Tennis players thrust into hotel quarantine have been forced to get creative to practice for the Australian Open from their rooms. Pablo Cuevas is one of 47 competitors ordered into mandatory 14 day isolation after positive coronavirus cases were identified on two separate charter flights into Australia last week. Four infections have now been linked … 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: 09:57 GMT, 16 January 2021 The Australian Open has been thrown into further chaos after 23 players touched down in … 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 Tennis star Andy Murray has this week returned a positive test for Covid-19 Murray is believed to be experiencing … 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
Roger Federer WITHDRAWS from Australian Open as the six-time champion continues recovery from two operations on his right knee ahead of first Grand Slam in 2021 Roger Federer is withdrawing from the Australian Open taking place in February His agent says it’s to aid Federer’s recovery after his operations on his right knee Federer’s agent claims … Read more
On Thursday, former women’s tennis world number one Victoria Azarenka beat Serena Williams to go through to the final of the US Open. Saturday’s clash will mark her first Grand Slam appearance since the US Open in 2013, and if she beats her opponent – Japan’s Naomi Osaka – it will be her first Grand Slam … Read more