Australian Open: Fans back as Grand Slam gets under way in Melbourne
Fans watch Austrian third seed Dominic Thiem – last year’s men’s singles runner-up – take on Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin on Rod Laver Arena Throngs of excited fans walking along the Yarra River in the summer sun turns into a hubbub of noise and colour inside Melbourne Park on the opening day of the Australian Open. In normal times. This year, however, players and fans alike are simply grateful there is even an Australian Open going on at all. Taking place in a country that has enforced some of the world’s toughest restrictions during the coronavirus...
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