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Tennis the ‘template’ for F1’s Melbourne return, says Ricciardo – The Age
Australian Formula One star Daniel Ricciardo says he admires Australian Open bosses for taking up the “bold challenge” to host the grand slam during a pandemic.
“I’m a massive tennis fan and I’m going to be watching it, and I’m hoping they can pull it off because it’s a template in some ways for how we can get our event done in November,” Ricciardo told The Age.
“If it goes smoothly for the Open, that’s great for us. It’s a bold challenge for the city to take on and I admire them for that.
“It wasn’t ever going to be realistic for us to do the 14-day quarantine for an event that goes for four days. Tennis, you’re potentially there for two weeks so it makes…
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