Disarray as two test positive for virus on Australian Open plane


Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal arrives in Adelaide for the coronavirus-hit Australian Open without his coach Carlos Moya, who opted not to make the trip. – EPA pic, January 16, 2021.

A HOST of tennis players were barred from practising for a fortnight today in a major setback to their Australian Open preparations after two people on a charter flight that brought them to Melbourne tested positive to Covid-19.

While those who failed the test were not players, all remaining passengers were ordered to stay in their hotel rooms for the entire 14-day mandatory quarantine period.


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