Djokovic defends support of lockdown players
Novak Djokovic has insisted he was not being “selfish, difficult and ungrateful” in speaking out about quarantine conditions for players ahead of the Australian Open.
Umpire has heart attack in lockdown hotel
Veteran tennis umpire Carlos Bernardes has reportedly suffered a heart attack inside his hotel quarantine room in Melbourne. The Australian Open official was rushed to
Tennis Australia says it is paying quarantine bill
Tennis Australia has confirmed it is footing the quarantine bill after TA chief Craig Tiley’s suggested the Victorian government was paying. In a statement today
Two more players test positive to COVID-19
Two more Australian Open players have tested positive for Covid-19, government officials confirmed today, taking the total number affect to 10, including four players. Victoria
Australian Open won’t bend five-set format
Quarantine stress and lack of match fitness will be no excuse for players, with men still required to play the best of five sets when
Adelaide-based stars ‘preferential treatment’ complaints
Australian Open boss Craig has admitted that some players had legitimate complaints over the game’s leading players in Adelaide getting a leg up on their
Rafa and Novak favourites, but watch out for the Italians in Melbourne, predicts Fred Stolle
Aussie tennis legend Fred Stolle has cast his eye over the men’s tournament at this year’s Australian Open. Could there be surprises here too? No
It’s like being in prison: Bautista Agut blasts Victorian government
World No. 13 Roberto Bautista Agut has compared the Australian Open lockdown to prison in an interview with Israel TV. Bautista Agut’s outburst was aimed
Nishikori struggles with mandatory confinement
Japanese star Kei Nishikori has told Tokyo media he is struggling with the two weeks mandatory quarantine imposed on him and 71 other players in
Relief as ‘some’ players could be released from lockdown
Up to 30 players in mandatory lockdown might soon be bale to leave their rooms and begin training as State health officials in Melbourne have