Australian Open
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Players arrive for Australian Open; straight into quarantine
Tennis | Jan 15, 2021, 02:12 PM ISTThe 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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Australian Open: Tennys Sandgren gets OK to fly to Melbourne despite COVID-19 result
Tennis | Jan 14, 2021, 12:22 PM ISTThe 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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Australian Open qualifying complete; 15 charters to arrive
Cricket | Jan 14, 2021, 10:58 AM ISTNearly 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) from Melbourne, the qualifying tournament has been completed for the Australian Open, with 16 men and 16 women set to join the singles main draw beginning Feb. 8.
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Ankita Raina falls short again, loses final round of Australian Open Qualifiers
Tennis | Jan 13, 2021, 04:32 PM ISTIt was the Indian's sixth attempt to qualify for a competition at the grand stage.
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Ankita moves to final round, Ramkumar bows out of Australian Open Qualifiers
Tennis | Jan 12, 2021, 03:53 PM ISTIn 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
Tennis | Jan 12, 2021, 07:50 AM ISTDenis Kudla, seeded No. 4 in the qualifying event, was withdrawn following a 6-4, 6-3 first-round win over Elliot Benchetrit. Francisco Cerundolo beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-2, 6-4 before he was withdrawn.
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Ramkumar Ramanathan, Ankita Raina advance to 2nd round of Australian Open Qualifiers
Tennis | Jan 10, 2021, 09:07 PM ISTRamkumar, 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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Djokovic, Nadal, Serena to play in exhibition tournament ahead of Australian Open 2021
Tennis | Jan 09, 2021, 07:20 PM ISTTennis 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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Sumit Nagal receives wildcard for 2021 Australian Open
Tennis | Dec 28, 2020, 06:39 AM ISTNagal, 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
Tennis | Dec 28, 2020, 05:49 AM ISTFormer 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
Tennis | Dec 28, 2020, 05:36 AM ISTTony 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
Tennis | Dec 24, 2020, 05:21 PM ISTApart 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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Australian Open 2021: Players to undergo 14-day mandatory quarantine
Tennis | Dec 19, 2020, 02:58 PM ISTQualifying 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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Australian Open to begin on February 8 as ATP releases tennis calendar for 2021
Tennis | Dec 17, 2020, 10:23 AM ISTThe ATP said that men’s qualifying for the season’s first Grand Slam tournament is being moved to Doha, Qatar, from Jan. 10-13.
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Australian Open: Start date not confirmed despite reports
Tennis | Dec 03, 2020, 12:42 PM ISTPlayers will have to quarantine for two weeks from Jan. 15, but the Victorian Government has reportedly agreed to special conditions for players.
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COVID-19: Australian Open 2021 'most likely' to be delayed
Tennis | Nov 25, 2020, 10:49 AM ISTAustralian Open tournament director and Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley last weekend said the final dates should be confirmed within two weeks.
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Australian Open dates expected within 2 weeks
Tennis | Nov 22, 2020, 03:10 PM ISTChief executive Craig Tiley was responding on Sunday to unsourced reports the season-opening grand slam event might be pushed back until February, March or even later.
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Victoria state premier confident Australian Open will go ahead in January
Tennis | Nov 18, 2020, 12:44 PM ISTAndrews' government was in the forefront of a second wave of COVID-19 deaths in his state which saw lengthy lockdowns for Melbourne residents.
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Australian Open chief wants quarantine rules relaxed for players
Tennis | Oct 16, 2020, 11:08 AM ISTAlthough tennis stars Roger Federer and Serena Williams have already committed to next year's tournament, Tiley said players simply won't show up if they can't prepare properly.
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Victorian government working on getting crowd back for Boxing Day Test and Australian Open
Other Sports | Sep 14, 2020, 04:31 PM ISTThere is speculation that MCG may miss out on hosting the Boxing Day Test, an annual highlight on the calendar, since Victoria is reeling under COVID-19 pandemic.