Bencic fears injuries after AO lockdown
Swiss player Belinda Bencic hopes organisers will make the situation fairer for those players confined to their rooms for 14 days. Bencic told reporters in
Azarenka has hopes for ‘bubble in a bubble’ training
Former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka is hopeful a protocol for players in ‘hard’ lockdown in Melbourne can be agreed to allow “a training bubble within
AO hard lockdown players will suffer, admits Thiem
Dominic Thiem believes the 70 players in hard lockdown in Melbourne will be “seriously disadvantaged” when the Australian Open starts on February 8. Speaking to
Djokovic was right to ask questions: Becker
Boris Becker believes Novak Djokovic has copped unfair criticism for his letter to Australian Open chief Craig Tiley requesting better conditions for players in quarantine. Djokovic
Player pokes fun at whingeing stars with hilarious video
An Australian tennis star confined to hotel quarantine has hit back at fellow players whingeing about the conditions by poking fun at their complaints in
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
Sakkari has ‘no complaints’ about Melbourne lockdown
Rising Greek star Maria Sakkari has Melbourne media she had “no complaints” with conditions inside hotel quarantine ahead of the Australian Open. Sakkari told Neil
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
Player accused of feeding hotel mouse
Kazakhstan player Yulia Putintseva has been bizarrely accused of feeding a mouse, which has been caught on video in her quarantine hotel room, by Victorian