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Players could boycott Australian Open
- By Peter Rowe
- . November 20, 2020
Sources close to several elite tennis players say they will boycott the Australian Open if the Victorian government in Melbourne does not allow warm-up tournaments.
Djokovic pleads for easing of Melbourne COVID restrictions
- By Peter Rowe
- . November 19, 2020
Novak Djokovic has called on Australian authorities to permit players to compete before the Australian Open while undertaking quarantine. Djokovic said he would do whatever
Konta fears for players’ health in Australia
- By Peter Rowe
- . November 19, 2020
British No. 1 Johanna Konta has warned that players’ health could suffer if they are forced to go from a two-week mandatory quarantine straight into
More doubts over Australian Open as travel plans rejected
- By Peter Rowe
- . November 18, 2020
Tough quarantine restrictions could see the Australian Open moved or even delayed after the Victorian government has again refused to accept Tennis Australia’s proposals for
Fears for Oz Open after State premier says no deal has been reached
- By Peter Rowe
- . November 16, 2020
The Australian Open has been thrown into doubt after the State of Victoria’s premier said no deals had been signed off to stage any tennis
Time running out for ATP Cup quarantine assurances
- By Peter Rowe
- . November 12, 2020
Plans to stage the ATP Cup and other events around The Australian Open are in doubt after Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley admitted he had
No tennis ‘norm’ for at least three years, admits Oz Open boss
- By Peter Rowe
- . November 11, 2020
Australian Open boss Craig Tiley thinks it will take three or four years for Grand Slam tennis to return to some form of normality after
Federer admits recovery ‘taking its time’
- By Peter Rowe
- . November 1, 2020
Roger Federer has confirmed he is still looking forward to returning to competitive tennis at The Australian Open in January but says his recovery from
Positive for AO as Melbourne comes out of lockdown
- By Peter Rowe
- . October 27, 2020
The city of Melbourne will begin to open for business from tomorrow after three months of COID-19 lockdown, boosting hopes the Australian Open will go
Tiley confident Aussie Open will go ahead
- By Peter Rowe
- . October 15, 2020
Australian Open chief Craig Tiley says he is “absolutely” confident the event would go ahead as planned from January 18-31. The tennis boss is banking
