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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(Reuters) - Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina and American Denis Kudla have been withdrawn from the Australian Open qualifying event in Doha after testing positive for COVID-19, organisers Tennis Australia said on Tuesday.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 men s qualifying tournament for the year s 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 and Victoria s government has said it was imposing the strongest protocols seen at any tennis tournament for the Feb. 8-21 event. Two players have returned a positive COVID-19 test at Australian Open men s qualifying in Doha, Qatar, Tennis Australia said in a statement. Both players have been withdrawn from the tournament and transferred to a quarantine hotel.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Two players have been withdrawn from Australian Open qualifying tournament in Doha, Qatar and put into hotel quarantine after returning positive tests for.