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Australian Open arrives as Melbourne navigates bumpy road of Covid-19 – The Guardian
Australia will once again be the envy of the sporting world when the first ball is hit at Melbourne Park on Monday
Apricot sunlight dances on the surface of the Yarra alongside the meandering approach to Melbourne Park. The river is an abiding companion, unspooling past Federation Square and along Birrarung Marr, away from the city skyline and towards Rod Laver Arena. This is summer in Australia on the eve of the years first grand slam, the event Roger Federer dubbed the happy slam.
But this year the pilgrimage ends abruptly at an arrestingly blue checkpoint where masks are affixed and a health declaration is…
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