MELBOURNE – Next year’s Australian Open could be pushed back to a Feb. 8-21 window and players would be allowed to train outside their hotel rooms during quarantine, Australian media reported on Wednesday.
Tennis Australia has been in talks with the Victoria state government over the coronavirus protocols to be established for those arriving ahead of the Grand Slam at Melbourne Park, which is currently scheduled for Jan. 18-31.
State officials have confirmed players will have to undergo quarantine and that the tournament will likely start one or two weeks later than scheduled.
Victoria state, of which Melbourne is the capital, has not recorded a new case of COVID-19 in over …
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