(CNN) Organizers of the Australian Open have scheduled a new warm-up tournament for players who have been unable to train during quarantine. The additional women's event, which will be held at Melbourne Park from February 3-7, has been scheduled alongside two other WTA tournaments and three men's tournaments before the grand slam itself gets underway on February 8. In total, 72 players are under strict, 14-day hotel quarantines due to positive cases on their flights to the Australian Open. Others have been allotted five hours each day to train in bio-secure bubbles. "This has been a particularly challenging time for the athletes in hard lockdown and we, along with the WTA and ATP, aim to do everything we can to help," said Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley.

Source: CNN January 24, 2021 12:22 UTC