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Australian Open 2021: What players and spectators can expect at an Open like no other – The Age
Preparing for this year’s Australian Open has been a case of divide and conquer in some ways. Here’s what players and spectators can expect.
Ever since the pandemic hit 10 months ago, the majors in tennis the sport’s four pillars have taken slightly differing approaches to delivering their events.
Wimbledon was cancelled for the first time since 1945, the US Open in New York went ahead without spectators and the rescheduled French Open had a smattering of fans, held in the Parisian autumn instead of spring. Now, after months of planning and a delay caused by the recommencement of Victoria’s hotel quarantine plan in December, Australia’s…
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