MELBOURNE • With quarantine over for the 1,200 participants, both players and staff, who have travelled to Melbourne for the Australian Open, the preparations begin when a packed week of warm-up events gets under way today. World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty and 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams headline two WTA tournaments – the Yarra... » read more
MELBOURNE • The world’s top tennis stars yesterday began emerging from a gruelling fortnight stuck in their hotel rooms and raced to get match-fit before their coronavirus-disrupted season resumes in Melbourne. Australian Open players were given the green light to start exiting Covid-19 quarantine yesterday, with the first group among the 960 players, coaches and... » read more
Melbourne Park to host tennis bonanza MELBOURNE • Melbourne Park will host the ATP Cup, two WTA 500 events, and two ATP 250 tournaments in a blockbuster summer of tennis that culminates with the Australian Open, Tennis Australia said on Saturday. Though the state of Victoria, with Melbourne as the capital city, is facing a... » read more
MELBOURNE • All the world’s top tennis players, including 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, are expected to be in Melbourne for the coronavirus-disrupted Australian Open, tournament director Craig Tiley has said. The opening Grand Slam of the year, in front of at least 50 per cent of normal crowds, has been pushed back three... » read more