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Australian Open 2021: Fans poised to return after snap lockdown quashes Melbourne COVID-19 outbreak

Snap restrictions were ordered last Friday after a small outbreak of the more infectious UK COVID-19 variant.

Australian Open 2021: All players, officials test negative as preparations get back on track

Preparations for the year's opening tennis Grand Slam were thrown into disarray when a worker at one of the designated tournament hotels became infected with the virus.

Australian Open 2021: Organisers confident Grand Slam will start on Monday

All competition at six tournaments scheduled for Thursday was called off overnight and 520 people who flew to Melbourne for the Australian Open were ordered to isolate in their accommodation and get tested

Australian Open 2021: Grand Slam matches to have daily crowd capacity of up to 30,000

Victoria state's Sports Minister Martin Pakula said it equated to some 390,000 spectators across the two-week spectacle – around half the attendance of last year.

Australian Open 2021 participants required to quarantine in Melbourne for two weeks

Players are expected to arrive in Melbourne from mid-January, undertaking a mandatory two-week quarantine period that permits them to train for a maximum of five hours per day at Melbourne Park

Victorian state Premier Daniel Andrews confident Australian Open tennis will go ahead

Australia’s Victorian state Premier Daniel Andrews said despite “incredibly complex” negotiations, he is confident January’s Australian Open tennis tournament will proceed.

Australian Open warm-up events in Victoria 'not a done deal', says state premier Dan Andrews

The new arrangements will involve players flying into Melbourne to undergo two weeks of mandatory quarantine, when they will be restricted to hotels but have access to tennis courts.

'Frustrated' Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin keen to rediscover Melbourne Park rhythm

Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin says she is frustrated by her inability to rediscover the rhythm she had at Melbourne Park after crashing out of the Qatar Open

Margaret Court says she faced discrimination from Tennis Australia for her views on gay marriage

Tennis Australia (TA) invited Court, who won a record 24 Grand Slam titles, to Melbourne Park to recognise the 50th anniversary of her 1970 calendar Grand Slam, while saying it disagreed with her “personal views”.

Australian Open 2020: Novak Djokovic advises Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev to stay patient in pursuit of glory

Novak Djokovic will meet either Alexander Zverev or Dominic Thiem in his bid for a record-extending eighth Australian Open title and on Thursday he advised his younger challengers to be patient in their pursuit of glory.