Tennis
Davis Cup Finals: 2021 event expanded to 11 days to 'ease burden on players'
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Monday, 18 January 2021 05:00
The Davis Cup Finals will be expanded to an 11-day event, and could in future be staged in three different cities.Rafael Nadal's Spain won the inaugural 18-team Finals in Madrid in 2019.But some matches were poorly attended, and the congested schedule led to the group match between the United States and Italy finishing at 4.04 am.The International Tennis Federation (ITF)…
Australian Open 2021: 'No special treatment' for tennis players in Melbourne
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Monday, 18 January 2021 04:37
Players living under strict quarantine rules after arriving for the Australian Open will get "no special treatment", says Victorian premier Daniel Andrews.Seventy-two players are confined to their hotel rooms in Melbourne for 14 days after positive coronavirus test results on flights bound for the event.At least nine infected people - including one player - are in quarantine, officials say."The virus…
Covid-19: Australian Open competitors practice in isolation hotels
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Sunday, 17 January 2021 09:54
Competitors in the Australian Open are having to practice in slightly different circumstances this year. Some of them must stay inside, following positive Covid cases on inbound flights. Artem Sitak, a doubles player, said: "It's not completely ruined but it's not the same now." He added that after they come out of quarantine they'll be a "little bit rusty".
Australian Open: Seventy-two players to quarantine after another positive Covid test on Melbourne flight
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Sunday, 17 January 2021 05:20
Seventy-two Australian Open players are now confined to their hotel rooms after a positive coronavirus test result on a third flight bound for the tournament.Twenty-five players - thought to mostly be qualifiers - on board the flight from Doha to Melbourne must isolate in their room for 14 days.Heather Watson is one of 47 players who were already quarantining and…
Australian Open 2021: Forty-seven players to quarantine in Melbourne after Covid cases on flights
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Saturday, 16 January 2021 01:35
Forty-seven players will be confined to hotel rooms before the Australian Open after other passengers on their flights tested positive for coronavirus.Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka and former US Open champion Sloane Stephens are reportedly among those affected.The players will not be able to leave their hotel rooms for a fortnight, while their rivals are allowed five hours of daily practice…
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