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Game, set and mask: fans trickle in on first day of Australian Open Reuters 08/02/2021 By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tennis fans wearing masks filtered into Melbourne Park on Monday for the start of the Australian Open, this years first Grand Slam event, as the host city recorded one new locally transmitted case of the novel coronavirus.

Photo: PHOTOSPORT Serena Williams begins her latest campaign to win a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title on day one while Novak Djokovic is also in action, the Serb seeking a record-extending ninth Australian Open crown. Once dubbed the Happy Slam by Roger Federer, this years edition might be remembered as the Nervous Slam after struggling to build enthusiasm in a wary host nation, but organisers hope the anxious buildup will be forgotten when the action begins. Tennis Australia (TA) have m...

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - After a three-week delay, a massive logistical mission and a handful of health scares, a very different Australian Open gets underway on Monday with pandemic protocols providing a backdrop of caution to the action on court. Serena Williams begins her latest campaign to win a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title on Day One while Novak Djokovic is also in action, the Serb seeking a record-extending ninth Australian Open crown. Once dubbed the Happy Slam b...

MELBOURNE: The Australian Open has endured a rocky build-up during the coronavirus pandemic.The country’s largest sporting event’s latest setback saw hundreds of players and officials...

Virus, isolation and complaints: chaotic build-up to Aussie Open Issued on: 3 min The Australian Open has endured a rocky build-up during the coronavirus pandemic. The countrys largest sporting events latest setback saw hundreds of players and officials ordered into isolation after a positive Covid-19 case at a tournament hotel, meaning all play was cancelled on Thursday at warm-up events. Organisers said they were still confident the years first Grand Slam would start on Monday despite the...

Kyrgios makes winning return after year out Issued on: 2 min Melbourne (AFP) Showman Nick Kyrgios pulled victory "out of a hat" Tuesday in his first match for a year, rallying from a set down to get his Australian Open preparations off to a winning start. The enigmatic 25-year-old last performed in February 2020 at the Acapulco Open, before a wrist injury and then the coronavirus pandemic brought his season to a halt. He opted not to travel for the US or French Opens, but said at the weekend ...

‘A miscarriage of justice’: Jim Courier is standing by Novak Djokovic Save Normal text size Advertisement Jim Courier has been doing time. Not in the literal sense, of course – although he has been catching up on crime drama Better Call Saul – but in lockdown as he prepares for his 17th stint in the commentary box at the Australian Open. The former world No.1 and four-time grand slam winner arrived in Melbourne on one of Tennis Australia’s charter flights from Los Ange...

Refreshed Kyrgios didnt miss the tour China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-01 09:09 Share CLOSE Australias Nick Kyrgios reacts during his match against Spains Rafael Nadal at Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, Jan 27, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] MELBOURNE－Australian showman Nick Kyrgios admitted on Saturday he didnt miss tennis, nor the people in it, during his year-long coronavirus layoff, but now feels mentally refreshed and excited to be back. The 2...

Hewitt tips Kyrgios to 'go deep' at Aussie Open

'Didn't miss it' - Kyrgios back after long lay-off