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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two players have been withdrawn from Australian Open qualifying tournament in Doha, Qatar and put into hotel quarantine after returning positive tests for...

Game, test and match: Australian Open hopeful gets coronavirus news during play

By Syndicated Content By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina and American Denis Kudla have been withdrawn from the Australian Open qualifying event in Doha after testing positive for COVID-19, organisers Tennis Australia said on Tuesday. The mens qualifying tournament for the years first Grand Slam is being hosted by Qatar from Jan. 10-13, while the women are competing in Dubai. Players are set to begin arriving in Melbourne this week for the Australian Open...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two players have been withdrawn from Australian Open qualifying tournament in Doha, Qatar and put into hotel quarantine after returning positive tests for...

Aussies to the fore in the Australian Open A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The Australian Open gets underway this weekend in the unusual setting of the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar. In an innovative way to overcome the logistical nightmare created by the need to quarantine all participants, organisers of the Australian Open opted for the first time to hold this part of th...

There may be an extra edge to qualifying for the Australian Open this year, but it won’t stop Bernard Tomic from trying to revive his career yet again.

There may be an extra edge to qualifying for the Australian Open this year, but it won’t stop Bernard Tomic from trying to revive his career yet again.

There may be an extra edge to qualifying for the Australian Open this year, but it won’t stop Bernard Tomic from trying to revive his career yet again.

There may be an extra edge to qualifying for the Australian Open this year, but it won’t stop Bernard Tomic from trying to revive his career yet again.

Bernard Tomic still plans to shake off a back complaint and try to qualify for the Australian Open for the third time in four years. The controversy magnet withdrew from the final of a low-key UTR Pro Tennis Series event in his home city of Brisbane in the past fortnight because of the back issue. However, Tomic - now ranked 226 in the world, after peaking at No. 17 at the start of 2016 - is part of a 20-strong Australian contingent down to compete in Open qualifying from January 10-13. He ...