Australian Open 2021: Short delay to Grand Slam ‘likely’ says government minister
Sofia Kenin won her maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in 2020 The Australian Open is expected to be postponed by one or two weeks, says a Victoria government minister. The first Grand Slam of the year is scheduled to take place in Melbourne from 18-31 January 2021. However, Covid-19 quarantine regulations in Victoria mean players may not be allowed in the state until the end of December at the earliest. Victoria’s sports minister Martin Pakula said it is “likely to be delayed by a week or two”. “I still think it’s much more likely that it will be a...
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