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‘Extraordinary scenes’ as Novak Djokovic survives injury and Taylor Fritz as Melbourne enters lockdown
With Melbourne going into a snap five-day lockdown due to the latest outbreak of COVID-19 in Victoria, the 2021 Australian Open just became that little bit more bizarre.
Key points:
- Crowds were ordered to exit Melbourne Park mid-match so they could get home before Victoria’s snap lockdown began
- Novak Djokovic suffered a side injury in his victory over Taylor Fritz
- Djokovic said the injury may not allow him to be ready to face Milos Raonic in the fourth round in two days
Not more than two hours removed from a vocal and raucous crowd wildly cheering Nick Kyrgios in his loss to Dominic Thiem on John Cain Arena, fans were sent home at 11:30pm (AEDT).
That came just as the match between world number one Novak Djokovic and American world number 31…
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