72 Aussie Open players now in lockdown.
A further 25 Australian Open players have been forced into quarantine on arrival in the country ahead of the season's first tennis major, bringing the total number of competitors now isolating in hotel rooms to 72.
But Australian Open boss Craig Tiley has ruled out delaying the tennis grand slam despite increasing pressure from restive international players furious about being put into hard quarantine.
72 Australian Open players cannot leave their hotel rooms for 14 days following five positive Covid-19 tests on chartered flights.
— Sky Sports (@SkySports) January 17, 2021
Some are finding a way to stay ready 🎾
A fifth person, who had flown into Melbourne on an Australian Open charter flight from Doha, tested positive on Sunday night after arriving on Saturday.
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