Australian Open's hard quarantine 'took a toll' on players
February 10, 2021 13:48 ISTSeveral players admitted that being in quarantine for two weeks, with no windows in some room, really took a mental toll on them ahead of the Grand Slam.
Several players admitted that being in quarantine for two weeks, with no windows in some room, really took a mental toll on them ahead of the Grand Slam.
Venus made a heartbreaking exit after rolling her ankle in her second-round match against Sara Errani, losing 6-1, 6-0 in just over an hour.
Thiem has eased through the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 win over Donimik Koepfer;
Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova has become the second top 10 women’s player to fall in the second round of the Australian Open.
Rohan Bopanna and Ben McLachlan lose opening round 4-6, 6-7 (0), to Ji Sung Nam and Min-Kyu Song.
Serena Williams continues her quest for a record 24th Grand Slam singles title when she plays her second-round match against Nina Stojanovic of Serbia.
Tsitsipas has a lot of support within Melbourne's large Greek community and felt at home in an extended on-court interview.
Barty lost in the semifinals of last year’s Australian Open to eventual champion Sofia Kenin, then skipped the French Open and U.S. Open because she stayed in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nadal seemed in firm control of his game despite injury worries as he ousted Laslo Djere with ease 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 in an hour and 52 minutes.
But winning a title the day before his Australian Open first-round match against 21-year-old, No. 11-seeded Denis Shapovalov was a stretch too far.
Top-ranked Djokovic began his Australian Open title defense with a clinical, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Jeremy Chardy in the closing act of the day 1 program on Rod Laver Arena.
The top-ranked Djokovic was never close to losing against the 33-year-old Chardy, maintaining a winning streak that dates back to 2009.
Rafael Nadal starts his bid for a men’s record 21st major singles title with a first-round match against Laslo Djere on Rod Laver Arena.
Attendance for this year's first Grand Slam tournament is capped at 30,000 per day. On Day 1 last year, 64,387 fans crammed onto the grounds at Melbourne Park.
Serena Williams opened her campaign in an emphatic manner as she zipped past Laura Siegemund of Germany, 6-1, 6-1.
A quarantine worker at one of the hotels directly linked to the Australian Open had also tested positive, forcing the cancellation of a day's play at lead-in events.
Raina achieved the feat after she made the cut for the women's doubles event of the Australian Open.
Akhtar, father of India's current Davis Cup coach Zeeshan Ali, was 83 and breathed his last in Kolkata.
Top-ranked Barty cashed in on her first championship point against Garbine Muguruza in the Yarra Valley Classic, while Daniil Medvedev clinched the ATP Cup title for Russia.
Russia will meet Italy in the final after Fabio Fognini beat Pablo Carreno 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 and Matteo Berrettini swept Roberto Bautista 6-3, 7-5 to account for 2020 runner-up Spain.
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