Tag: Tennis

Quarantine Worker Infected at Hotel for Australian Open Players, Restrictions Tighten

New restrictions have been imposed in Victoria after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus, on Wednesday. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced that restrictions on gatherings would be reduced to 15, wearing masks indoor will be mandatory again, and planned increases to the number of employees returning…


Tennis Australia Clarifies Quarantine Costs

Tennis Australia (TA) has clarified the organisation is covering quarantine costs for the players and staff after concerns were raised of preferential treatment that implied it was coming from Victorian taxpayers. The sports governing body released a statement late Wednesday correcting previous comments made by Australia Open Director Craig Tiley on 3AW earlier that morning the…


Prioritising ‘Non-Essential’ Australian Open a Risk Says Federal Politicians

The Victorian government is accused of misplacing their priorities as the Australian Open draws ire from federal politicians after dozens of international players were put in strict quarantine due to several CCP virus cases. Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon told Nine Network’s Sunrise on Monday, that while Victoria may need the Australian Open for its economy, he…