Australian Open: WTA creates new tournament exclusively for players in hard quarantine
Competitors in the Australian Open are having to practise in different circumstances this year The WTA has created a tournament exclusively for the players unable to leave their rooms during quarantine for the Australian Open. The 28-player draw will start on 3 February, allowing players four days of practice before the main tournament. Victoria Azarenka, Bianca Andreescu, Angelique Kerber and Britain’s Heather Watson are among those eligible. The ATP events scheduled for the week before the Australian Open will be pushed back 24 hours. Seventy-two players are currently confined to...
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