With a coronavirus-enforced quarantine coming to an end, the world’s elite tennis players will go from two of the quietest weeks of their lives in Australia to three of the busiest.
The government-mandated quarantine ahead of the Feb. 8-21 Australian Open had a controversial start. Some players complained bitterly after being forced into hard lockdown because passengers on their charter flights to Melbourne tested positive for COVID-19, and a letter from top-ranked Novak Djokovic to tournament officials offering his suggested rule changes sparked public backlash.
The 14-day period of isolation for most players was scheduled to end from late Thursday and early Friday local time. And with it came some plaudits from Serena Williams and Rafael