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The Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament will welcome fans back to arenas tomorrow (Thursday) after the state government in Victoria confirmed that its Covid-19 lockdown would end at midnight
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Novak Djokovic said "a majority" of men's tennis players do not want to go ahead with this season if they have to quarantine ahead of most tournaments
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The Australian Open tennis Grand Slam will switch to a closed-door event from Saturday (February 13) after the regional Victorian government ordered a snap five-day lockdown to combat an outbreak of the…
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Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley said he believes Tokyo Olympics organisers need tougher Covid-19 measures than those already announced, based on his experience running the Australian Open
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Tennis Australia has struck a new sponsorship deal with gas supplier Santos and extended deals with whisky brand Canadian Club and ride-sharing brand Uber for this year’s Australian Open.
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The first tennis Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open in Melbourne, has got underway after weeks of speculation and scrutiny over whether the organisers could pull it off successfully
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This year’s Australian Open will set a first for grand slam tennis tournaments with the introduction of live electronic line calls, as organisers today (Thursday) maintained the event will proceed as p…
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Tennis Australia has cancelled play in the preparation tournaments for the Australian Open after a worker at one of the quarantine hotels hosting competitors tested positive for Covid-19
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The Australian Open tennis Grand Slam in Melbourne this month will be open to up to 30,000 fans per day, representing around 50 per cent of its normal crowd, Victoria state sports minister Martin Pakula…
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Melbourne brand Grainshaker Australian Vodka has been named as the ‘Official Vodka Partner’ of the Australian Open ahead of next month’s grand slam tennis tournament. T
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The Australian Open tennis tournament has named global hygiene services brand Initial as the ‘Official Hygiene Partner’ of the 2021 Australian Open.
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Tennis Australia’s chief executive Craig Tiley has said that most players are backing the hard quarantine that has been imposed on players and staff involved in the Australian Open, in spite of some p…
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Health authorities in the state of Victoria have announced stringent quarantine protocols for tennis players and their support teams for the Australian Open in Melbourne next month
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Premium beer brand Peroni has been named as the official beer of the Australian Open starting in 2021, replacing the the upmarket Stella Artois brand
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The easing of the diplomatic rift between Qatar and Saudi Arabia was welcomed by Fifa president Gianni Infantino and may reopen talks about an expanded and more lucrative 48-team World Cup in the Middle…
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An agreement to quarantine international tennis players at The Westin Melbourne has been cancelled after the owners of private properties in the complex threatened legal action due to raised concerns about…
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Australian sunscreen brand Bondi Sands has been named as a sponsor of the 2021 Australian Open grand slam tennis tournament in a new deal
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Tickets have gone on sale for the 2021 Australian Open, with the event organiser, Tennis Australia, revealing that it plans to fill stadiums to 25 per cent capacity