Whether being confined to a luxury hotel room for 14 days constitutes a hardship or not would seem to depend on the mindset of the individual. In the case of tennis players quarantining ahead of the Australian Open, one man’s comfort appears to be another man’s torture. Or woman’s, for those forced into washing their own hair. Oh, the indignity! Jonny O’Mara falls into the category of those who believe there are a lot worse things happening in the world than being confined to barracks. The Scottish doubles specialist admits he’s one of the fortunate ones still allowed out for five hours a day to train and exercise, unlike the 72 players who flew in on flights that produced positive cases and now have to isolate for a fortnight within the confines of their rooms.
EVE MUIRHEAD: Novak Djokovic should know by now when to stay quiet and good luck to St Johnstone in semi-final
Novak Djokovic.
I don’t really know where to start with all the stories that have been emerging from Australia in the build-up to the Australian Open.
Probably with Novak Djokovic.
For a guy who has been at the top of his sport for so long, he really hasn’t mastered how to win friends, has he?
He is now saying he had “good intentions” when he came out with suggestions on how to improve player conditions and ease some of the protocols in the hotel quarantine that he and others are living through.
Positive COVID-19 tests (and mice) disrupt Australian Open tennis buildup
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Kyrgios feels his public perception warming (1:40)
Nick Kyrgios discusses how he builds off the crowd, and whether he feels his public perception has shifted through 2020. (1:40)
Two more Australian Open players have tested positive for COVID-19, government officials said on Wednesday, as authorities were at cross-purposes over who would pay for the tournament s quarantine bill.
Victoria state police minister Lisa Neville said two players and a non-playing Australian Open participant made up the three new infections reported on Wednesday.
A total of 10 people associated with the Grand Slam, including four players, have now tested positive for the virus.