WASHINGTON, January 18, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) While no players have tested positive for the coronavirus since arriving in Melbourne, about 20 percent of the entire Australian Open field are under strict lockdown for 14 days. That’s because the 72 […]
WASHINGTON, January 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) As Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley appeared on Australian TV Sunday explaining how he and the AO organizing committee are trying to make “a bad situation better,” there are now 72 players confined […]
WASHINGTON, January 16, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The praise and thank you messages to the Australian Open organizers served up by many players and broadcast across social media platforms seem like yesterday’s news – and, for now, they are. There’s unrest […]
WASHINGTON, January 16, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) According to sources, two people have tested positive for COVID-19 on one of the Australian Open charter flights that traveled between Los Angeles and Melbourne. Early Saturday morning (Central European Time), L’Equipe tennis […]
WASHINGTON, January 15, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday, news broke that both three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray of Great Britain and Madison Keys from the United States had tested positive for COVID-19. The Australian Open confirmed reports that […]
Australian Open Press Release, January 14, 2021 Thirty-two players have begun their Grand Slam journey, winning their way through qualifying and preparing to compete at Australian Open 2021, which will take place at Melbourne Park from 8 to 21 February. Sixteen […]
WASHINGTON, January 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) After four days of at times intense battles in Dubai, the sixteen qualifying spots for next month’s Australian Open women’s singles competition have been determined. Each who has advanced to the year’s first […]
DOHA, January 13, 2021 After four days of action on the courts of the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha, 16 men punched their ticket for the main draw of the 2021 Australian Open on Wednesday. A total […]
WASHINGTON, January 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Their names are recognizable to fans who follow women’s tennis: Sara Errani, Tsvetana Pironkova, Eugenie Bouchard and Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, to name a few. They were among 11 former WTA Top 40 players who […]
DOHA/QTF, January 12, 2021 Former World No. 12 Viktor Troicki is one step away from reaching the main draw of the 2021 Australian Open after dispatching US-American Ulises Blanch, 22, in straight-sets 7-5, 6-3 on Tuesday in the second round […]
