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Punch Newspapers Sections Published 3 February 2021 World number three Naomi Osaka and top-ranked Ashleigh Barty were pushed to the brink Wednesday, but both survived early exits at Melbourne Park, as Simona Halep cruised. Japan’s Osaka was made to work hard against in-form Katie Boulter but fought back for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory to reach the quarter-finals in the Gippsland Trophy. She next meets Irina-Camelia Begu from Romania as she ramps up preparations for the Australian Open starting Mo...

5 talking points ahead of the Australian Open The spotlight will once again be on Serena Williams in Melbourne (Hamish Blair/AP) The efforts of Australian Open organisers to make the tournament happen will come to fruition when the year’s first grand slam begins on February 8. The players have all completed two weeks of quarantine and Melbourne Park will see the strongest field since the tour resumed last summer. Here, the PA news agency picks out five talking points for a tournament that wil...

COVID case at Australian Open hotel cancels play at tune-ups All competition at six Australian Open tuneup events scheduled for Thursday was called off after a worker at one of the tournaments’ Melbourne quarantine hotels tested positive for COVID-19. The Canadian Press ATP Cup play , Getty Images MELBOURNE, Australia — All competition at six Australian Open tuneup events scheduled for Thursday was called off and 520 people who flew to Melbourne f...

Serena sizzles as Osaka, Barty struggle in Melbourne

John Pye Spectators walk around Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. The Australian Open site has the feel of a major this week with six tournaments being contested at Melbourne Park. Usually the tuneup tournaments Down Under are spread around the capital cities and some of the biggest stars have time off competitive play in the week before the first Grand Slam of the season. Not this year. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the entire preparation for the ...

MELBOURNE (AP) — Players preparing for the Australian Open will have to isolate until they return a negative test for COVID-19 after a worker at one of the tournament’s Melbourne quarantine hotels tested positive for the virus. Victoria state premier Daniel Andrews said he called a late-night news conference Wednesday to announce the case “through an abundance of caution," although he did acknowledge new restrictions could impact hundreds of people associated with the Australian Open. “...

No play, but plenty of COVID-19 tests for players at Australian Open Players are isolating and getting tested instead of playing tuneup tournaments four days before the Australian Open as concern grows over the impact on the years first tennis major. Associated Press Share Play has been halted at the ATP Cup in Melbourne, Australia, as well as the other Australian Open tuneup tournaments after a worker at one of the hotels where players are staying tested positive for coronavirus. Hamish Bl...

So many events in Melbourne, until COVID disrupted the plan By JOHN PYE - Feb. 03, 2021 10:12 AM EST Officials man the entry gates to Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. The Australian Open site has the feel of a major this week with six tournaments being contested at Melbourne Park. Usually the tuneup tournaments Down Under are spread around the capital cities and some of the biggest stars have time off competitive play in the week before the fi...

Barty makes winning return in Melbourne A Day at the Drive Exhibition MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number one Ash Barty marked her return to competitive tennis after almost a year out with a 6-3 6-3 win over Romania’s Ana Bogdan in the second round of Yarra Valley Classic on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Australian had not played a competitive match since last February due to the COVID-19 pandemic, opting to skip the U.S. Open and not defend her title at the rescheduled French Open in Septemb...

Barty said: “I think overall I felt pretty good. Ana did an exceptional job in making me play to a very high standard. I knew right from the first point I was going to have to be ready tonight and switched on straightaway. That was really nice to have that challenge.” Petra Kvitova won a high-quality contest to end the day, beating 40-year-old Venus Williams 7-6 (6) 7-5, while sixth seed Garbine Muguruza thumped Alison Van Uytvanck 6-2 6-0. Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin had just won ...