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  Australian Open: Grand Slam champions among 47 players in lockdown after 4 positive COVID-19 cases

  January 17, 2021 16:04 IST

  Some players were angry at being classified as close contacts merely for being on board those flights with people who later tested positive and, therefore, forced into a harsher quarantine than the broader group of players

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  Australian Open: 3 COVID-19 positive cases detected; 47 players forced into strict quarantine

  January 17, 2021 6:19 IST

  Health authorities said two positive COVID-19 cases emerged from a charter flight from Los Angeles. The third positive test was from a flight from Abu Dhabi in the past 24 hours.

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  Australian Open arrivals hit by 2 COVID-19 positive tests

  January 16, 2021 16:02 IST

  But the positive tests will force all passengers from that flight into a strictly-enforced 14-day hotel quarantine without the ability to leave their hotel rooms — and for the players not to be able to practice.

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  Players arrive for Australian Open; straight into quarantine

  January 15, 2021 14:12 IST

  The first of about 1,200 players, coaches, entourage and officials were met by airport staff and biosecurity officials wearing personal protective equipment including masks and face shields, before being taken to hotel quarantine.

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  Andy Murray's status for Australian Open in doubt after positive COVID-19 test

  January 14, 2021 20:52 IST

  The three-time Grand Slam champion is isolating at home near London, the tournament said in a statement.

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  Australian Open: Tennys Sandgren gets OK to fly to Melbourne despite COVID-19 result

  January 14, 2021 12:22 IST

  The two-time Australian Open quarterfinalist was given a special clearance to board one of the flights from Los Angeles to Melbourne despite testing positive to COVID-19 in November and again on Monday.

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  Ankita Raina falls short again, loses final round of Australian Open Qualifiers

  January 13, 2021 16:32 IST

  It was the Indian's sixth attempt to qualify for a competition at the grand stage. 

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  Aryna Sabalenka into Abu Dhabi final with 14th straight win

  January 12, 2021 16:11 IST

  Sabalenka hit eight aces to book a final against Veronika Kudermetova or Marta Kostyuk in the first WTA tournament of the year.

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  Ankita moves to final round, Ramkumar bows out of Australian Open Qualifiers

  January 12, 2021 15:53 IST

  In the women's singles qualifiers being held in Dubai, Ankita overcame a second-set lapse to win 6-2 2-6 6-3 in the second round against the Ukrainian.

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  2 test positive for COVID-19 in Australian Open qualifying

  January 12, 2021 7:50 IST

  Denis Kudla, seeded No. 4 in the qualifying event, was withdrawn following a 6-4, 6-3 first-round win over Elliot Benchetrit. Francisco Cerundolo beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-2, 6-4 before he was withdrawn.

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  Sofia Kenin, Elina Svitolina lose in Abu Dhabi Open quarterfinals

  January 11, 2021 22:37 IST

  Kenin lost to ninth-seeded Maria Sakkari 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the quarterfinals. Svitolina lost to unseeded Russian Veronika Kudermetova 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3).

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  Sofia Kenin beats Yulia Putintseva to reach Abu Dhabi quarterfinals

  January 10, 2021 23:16 IST

  Kenin posted 57 unforced errors to Putintseva's 43 but still prevailed 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 over the 13th-seeded Putintseva.

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  Ramkumar Ramanathan, Ankita Raina advance to 2nd round of Australian Open Qualifiers

  January 10, 2021 21:07 IST

  Ramkumar, who is yet to make a Grand Slam main draw appearance, ousted 10th seed Argentine Facundo Bagnis with a hard-fought 7-6(6) 7-5 victory in one hour and 53 minutes in men's singles first round.

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  Elina Svitolina in Abu Dhabi Open round 3, Karolina Pliskova loses to qualifier

  January 09, 2021 20:09 IST

  Svitolina will play either 17th-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova or Britain's Heather Watson in the third round after a routine win over Zvonareva in just over an hour.

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  Djokovic, Nadal, Serena to play in exhibition tournament ahead of Australian Open 2021

  January 09, 2021 19:20 IST

  Tennis Australia, the governing body for the sport, said in a statement on Saturday that the group of international players will arrive in Adelaide from January 14 and undergo mandatory quarantine for 14 days.

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  At 41, Ivo Karlovic becomes oldest player to win ATP Tour Match since Jimmy Connors

  January 09, 2021 9:21 IST

  Karlovic, who turns 42 next month, is the oldest to win on the top men's tour since Jimmy Connors at age 42 in 1

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  Women's tennis schedule through end of Wimbledon released

  January 05, 2021 23:12 IST

  The lineup released Tuesday tacks on 20 weeks to the tour’s initial announcement covering the year’s first seven weeks, including the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open that begins main-draw play Wednesday.

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  TENNIS 2021: COVID-19 questions key; Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal eye records

  January 05, 2021 22:52 IST

  The changes include the start of the year’s first major championship, the Australian Open, delayed three weeks to Feb. 8, and the joint event played at Indian Wells, California

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  ATP Cup: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal to take part in 2021 edition

  January 05, 2021 9:12 IST

  Djokovic's Serbia and Nadal's Spain will compete against Austria, Russia, Greece, Germany, Argentina, Italy, Japan, France, Canada and Australia in the 12-team competition, as per an ATP media release.

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  American tennis star Sam Querrey fined 20,000 USD for quarantine breach

  December 31, 2020 19:50 IST

  The ATP said it suspended the fine after taking into consideration Querrey's many years of otherwise good standing with the ATP and other mitigating factors.

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  BNP Paribas Open postponed until later in 2021

  December 30, 2020 6:25 IST

  Tournament organizers said Tuesday they are working with the ATP and WTA tours as well as the title sponsor to confirm dates later in 2021 for the event in Indian Wells, California.

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  Sumit Nagal receives wildcard for 2021 Australian Open

  December 28, 2020 6:39 IST

  Nagal, who is India's second highest ranked men's singles player and holds a world ranking of 136 and Chinese world no. 123 Wang Xiyu are the recipients of the Asia-Pacific wildcard.

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  Andy Murray receives Australian Open wild-card entry

  December 28, 2020 5:49 IST

  Former top-ranked Murray has slipped to No. 122 in the ATP rankings after several years of battling hip injuries and surgery.

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  Roger Federer to miss Australian Open; planning 2021 return

  December 28, 2020 5:36 IST

  Tony Godsick — Federer’s long-time representative and CEO of their management company, TEAM8 — said Sunday he is working on putting together a 2021 tennis calendar for the 20-time Grand Slam champion

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  Serena Williams, Roger Federer among entries for 2021 Australian Open

  December 24, 2020 17:21 IST

  Apart from the star duo, world number one Ash Barty and eight-time champion Novak Djokovic (SRB) will lead the fields at the tournament slated to be held from February 8-21.

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  ATP Awards 2020: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal bag honours

  December 22, 2020 8:07 IST

  Djokovic was the year-end No. 1 for a record-equaling sixth time after winning four titles including a record eighth Australian Open.

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  Australian Open 2021: Players to undergo 14-day mandatory quarantine

  December 19, 2020 14:58 IST

  Qualifying for the men's singles draw in Melbourne will take place in Doha, Qatar and for the women's in Dubai, both from Jan. 10-13.

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  Former tennis star Maria Sharapova announces engagement with Alexander Gilkes

  December 19, 2020 9:35 IST

  Maria Sharapova took to her official Instagram account to confirm her engagement with British businessman Alexander Gilkes.