The draw for the Australian Open was pushed back a day, too. Before the 24-hour break was announced, Australian player Nick Kyrgios captured a common sentiment, tweeting: “Am I playing tomorrow?”“It was a bit of uncertainty,” he said later. “From a tennis point of view, you cannot prepare 100%,“ 2019 U.S. Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev said. It’s not easy.”Because of that one positive COVID-19 test, more than 500 people associated with the Australian Open and its warmup tournaments were told to isolate until they tested negative. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley chalked it up as “just one of those additional challenges” and stated unequivocally: “We are starting on Monday.”“The players, from the feedback we’re getting from them ... have come to accept the fact that now, with their travel around the world, the environment’s different.

Source: thestar February 05, 2021 13:52 UTC