Australian Open boss says ‘vast majority’ of players back hard quarantine:
Australian Open boss: Craig Tiley said. Most players supported locked in hard quarantine. As three new circumstances of COVID-19 is perhaps related to the Grand Slam mentioned by an official from the authorities.
However, more than 70 players and entourage confined to their lodge rooms and unable to coach for the Feb. 8-21 Australian Open after optimistic coronavirus tests have been returned by passengers on three constitutional flights. Some players have protested about the conditions and Novak Djokovic. The world’s No.1 man has sent requests to the governing body of Tennis Australia. To loosen quarantine limits causing Australians to backlash. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said he was not going to make any changes. And the steps needed to stop the virus from spreading were necessary.
After that, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said. He would not make changes and it was necessary to avoid the unfolding of the virus by taking action. Moreover, Tiley mentioned that he had a name to deal with considerations with 500 players, and the “vast majority” had supported the strict protocols of Australia.
Four new cases of COVID-19 in hotel quarantine:
They know that this is the contribution they have to make in order to get the privilege of competing for A$80m (GBP £45.4m) in prize money when they come out. So we’re going to flip the book on these few people who don’t have the appropriate strategy for this. But the rest was good, actually.
However, Tiley admitted that rivals who arrived on other flights and can practice up to five hours a day were at a disadvantage to the 72 players in hard quarantine.
Yes, as far as planning goes, it is not good taking part in the issue, but we will play our half to try to even it up as much as possible, he said. On Tuesday, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews reported four new cases of COVID-19 in hotel quarantine, said three may be linked to Australian Open staff. The infections add to four related to Monday’s tournament cohort. Andrews told reporters that some of the cases could be reclassified from historical infections as “viral shedding,” which could cause some players and officials to be freed from hard quarantine.
