Craig Tiley has ruled out delaying the Australian Open despite increasing pressure from international players furious about being put into hard quarantine. After positive COVID-19 tests stemming from their charter flights to Melbourne, almost 50 players are confined to their hotel rooms for the next 14 days with their Open preparations in disarray. Some players are calling for the February 8 start date to be pushed back to ensure they have adequate time to prepare. Swiss player Belinda Bencic said she and the other 46 players in lockdown were at a disadvantage. “We are not complaining (about being) in quarantine. We are complaining because of unequal practice/playing conditions before quite important tournaments,” she tweeted. But Australian Open boss Tiley ruled out talk of another date change for the event. “We are planning on February the eighth … and our intention is to continue with those dates,” Tiley told Nine Network’s …
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