Australian Open Warm-Up Events Cancelled For Thursday After Covid Scare | Tennis News

Play at Australia Open warm-up tournaments in Melbourne has been cancelled for Thursday after a coronavirus scare, organisers introduced. There might be no matches at any of the six ATP and WTA tournaments after as much as 600 gamers and officers had been instructed Wednesday to isolate and get tested as a result of a employee at a resort examined optimistic for Covid-19. “There might be no matches at Melbourne Park on Thursday. An replace on the schedule for Friday might be introduced later at the moment,” the Australian Open‘s official Twitter feed introduced.

We’ll work with everybody concerned to facilitate testing as rapidly as doable.

There might be no matches at Melbourne Park on Thursday. An replace on the schedule for Friday might be introduced later at the moment. #AusOpen

— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 3, 2021

“Well being Authorities have suggested us {that a} resort quarantine employee has examined optimistic for Covid-19,” AO added.

“These related to the AO who quarantined on the resort now have to be examined and isolate till they obtain a adverse take a look at consequence.”

Organisers mentioned they might work to “facilitate testing” as rapidly as doable.

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Daniel Andrews, premier of Victoria state, mentioned the person contaminated final labored on the Grand Hyatt Resort in Melbourne on January 29 and anybody there was thought-about an informal contact.

The Grand Hyatt was one of many designated motels used to accommodate a part of the contingent of greater than 1,000 gamers, coaches and officers which had jetted into largely virus-free Australia final month for 14 days’ lockdown forward of the opening Grand Slam of the 12 months which begins Monday.