TENNIS PLAYERS

Players give Open a serve: Stars angry as third flight locked down

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Original article by Alanah Frost, Sharon McGowan, Marc McGowan
Herald Sun – Page: 7 : 18-Jan-21

The number of COVID-19 cases linked to the upcoming Australian Open has increased to four, after a case was detected on a third in-bound charter flight. All passengers on the three flights have been placed in hard quarantine for two weeks; this includes 72 tennis players, who will not be permitted to leave their hotel rooms to undertake training until shortly before the Australian Open begins. Some players have criticised the lockdown rules and alleged that they were changed ‘overnight’, but Tennis Australia contends that the rules were made clear from the outset. Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley has rejected suggestions that the Australian Open will be cancelled.

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Aussie Open start overshadowed by match-fixing allegations

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 19-Jan-16

Buzzfeed and BBC claim in a joint report that tennis authorities have been given a list of 70 players who were allegedly involved in match-fixing over the past decade. The broadcasters allege that little has been done to properly investigate these cases. The report, published on 18 January 2016, prompted the organisers of the Australian Open to convene a press conference on the opening day of the tournament. Association of Tennis Professionals president Chris Kermode said there was no evidence of corrupt conduct being tolerated in tennis.

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, BUZZFEED PTY LTD, WILLIAM HILL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, ATP