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‘We’re just lucky to be playing’: Coronavirus chaos makes Australian Open a hard sell – The New Daily

It has been an anxious period for everyone involved in the ambitious staging of the Australian Openan, an $80 million event that continues to concern and divide…

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The first Serena Williams heard of the existence of a mystery new virus was when she was in Australia last January. She didnt take it seriously. Or know its name.
I didnt think it would spread, the 23-time major champion recalled on Friday.
Just over 12 months later, a sign of these fragile pandemic times was the fact that the first Australian Open-related news on a busy rain-interrupted Friday of lead-up matches at Melbourne Park was delivered by Victorias Premier, its Chief Health Officer and…

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