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Djokovic retreats over 'misconstrued' quarantine demands

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 11:54 PM

World number one Novak Djokovic published an open letter to the Australian public on Twitter on Wednesday in which he tried to "clarify" demands he appeared to make to the organisers of the Australian Open.  Read more »

Tennis: Players warm up to strict quarantine at Australian Open

Ian Ransom, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 10:00 AM

More than 70 players and their entourage are confined to their hotel rooms for 14 days and unable to train for the Australian Open.   Read more »

Tennis: 2 players test positive in new Australian Open blow

William West, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 11:25 PM

More than 1,000 players and staff are in quarantine after arriving last week in Australia, which is largely coronavirus-free.  Read more »

Tennis: Australian Open boss says 'vast majority' of players back hard quarantine

Ian Ransom, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 19 07:38 PM

More than 70 players and their entourage are confined to their hotel rooms for 14 days and unable to train for the Feb. 8-21 Australian Open. Read more »

Mattress, McDonald's, moaning: Tennis tactics for Aussie isolation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 06:10 PM

Dozens of the world's best tennis players confined to Australian hotels for two weeks are dealing with their confinement in contrasting ways. Read more »

Asia shares step back, await China economic update

Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 10:00 AM

SYDNEY - Asian share markets retreated from highs on Monday as disappointing news on U.S. consumer spending tempered risk sentiment ahead of a closely-watched reading on the health of the Chinese economy. Read more »

Tennis: Four more Australian Open participants infected with COVID-19

Ian Ransom, Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 09:32 AM

Four more Australian Open participants, including one player, have been recorded with COVID-19 infections. Read more »

Tennis: Australian Open to plough ahead despite players' quarantine anger

Ian Ransom, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 10:16 AM

The Australian Open will go ahead from Feb. 8 despite anger from players forced into hard quarantine due to positive COVID-19 cases on their charter planes. Read more »

47 players quarantined after COVID-19 cases on Australian Open flights

Melanie Burton and Ian Ransom, Reuters
Posted at Jan 16 06:31 PM

Two dozen players who arrived from Los Angeles entered strict hotel quarantine after an aircrew member and Open participant tested positive for the new coronavirus. Read more »

Tennis: No special favours for virus-hit Andy Murray, Aussie health chiefs say

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 04:27 PM

Health chiefs vowed Friday there will be no preferential treatment for five-time finalist Andy Murray, saying he must return a negative Covid-19 test if he wants to play the Australian Open. Read more »

Tennis: Murray's Australian Open participation in doubt after positive virus test

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 09:24 PM

Andy Murray's participation in the Australian Open has been thrown into doubt after it was revealed on Thursday he had tested positive for coronavirus.   Read more »

Google 'experiment' blocks Australian news from local searches

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 04:44 PM

The Australian Financial Review reported that Google was blocking several major commercial news outlets including its masthead, News Corp papers and Guardian Australia from a small number of search users.   Read more »

Motor racing-Australian F1 postponed over quarantine - minister

Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 05:42 PM

Formula One postponed the Australian Grand Prix from March to November because it would not have been possible for hundreds of team staff to quarantine for 14 days upon their arrival, the sports minister of Victoria state said on Wednesday.   Read more »

Tennis: Strict quarantine awaits world's top tennis stars in Australia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 08:02 PM

Planning for this year's Australian Open has been a logistical nightmare for beleaguered organizers.    Read more »

Tennis: America's Isner says he won't play Australian Open

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 06:56 PM

American John Isner, ranked 25th in the world, said Monday he won't play the Australian Open because of Covid-19 restrictions at tennis's first Grand Slam of 2021.   Read more »

Asia shares mostly lower amid rising coronavirus cases, Washington turmoil

Chibuike Oguh, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 09:28 AM

Asian stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street declines as political turmoil in Washington and rising coronavirus cases worldwide weighed on sentiment ahead of the start of the quarterly earnings season. Read more »

Tennis: Top three men, women to quarantine in Adelaide ahead of Australian Open

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 02:08 PM

MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will be among top men and women players heading to Adelaide to serve their 14-day mandatory quarantine before travelling to Melbourne for next month's Australian Open, organisers have said.   Read more »

Tennis: Serena, Barty to headline Australian Open warm-up tournaments

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 09:04 PM

Ashleigh Barty and Serena Williams will spearhead the two WTA tournaments in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open. Read more »

Tennis: Kenin 'happy to be travelling' as WTA season starts in Abu Dhabi bubble

Reem Abulleil, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 08:04 PM

Sofia Kenin believes the tough bio-secure limits on players at the start of the 2021 season are "harsh" but says she is "happy to be traveling". Read more »

Tennis: Australian Open forced to switch player quarantine hotel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 06:30 PM

Australian Open organizers were forced to find new quarantine accommodation for players Tuesday after a hotel pulled out. Read more »