So Excited : Fans Return To Australian Open After Snap Lockdown
02/17/21 AT 10:39 PM
Excited fans drifted back to the Australian Open Thursday after a snap five-day lockdown in Melbourne was eased, determined to create some atmosphere over the final days of a tournament severely disrupted by the coronavirus.
The already-delayed opening Grand Slam of the year was plunged into yet more chaos last week when Australia s second most populous city was ordered behind closed doors after a new Covid-19 cluster.
Even before the latest roadblock, the sprawling Melbourne Park complex on the banks of the Yarra River had been operating with a limit of just 30,000 spectators a day less than half under coronavirus restrictions.
Excited fans drifted back to the Australian Open Thursday following the expiration of a snap five-day lockdown in Melbourne determined to create some a
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