January 16, 2021 Australian Open arrivals hit by 3 COVID-19 positive tests Three coronavirus cases have been detected among charter flights carrying tennis players, coaches and officials to Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, health authorities and tournament organizers said Saturday.
January 15, 2021 Players arrive for Australian Open; straight into quarantine Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka was among the earliest arrivals into Melbourne on one of the 15 charter flights bringing players and officials into the city for the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year.
January 14, 2021 Andy Murray tests positive for virus before Australian Open Andy Murray has tested positive for the coronavirus days before he was due to leave Britain for the Australian Open, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday.
January 14, 2021 Sandgren gets OK to fly to Australia despite COVID-19 result Tennys Sandgren forced an early clarification of the COVID-19 rules as the first of 15 charter flights began flying Down Under to deliver players for the Australian Open.
January 10, 2021 Kenin beats Putintseva to reach Abu Dhabi quarterfinals Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin of the United States came back from match point down to beat Yulia Putintseva and reach the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi Open on Saturday.
January 5, 2021 TENNIS '21: COVID questions key; Djokovic, Nadal eye records When the 2020 men’s tennis season ended at the ATP Finals, Rafael Nadal captured a common sentiment that still holds true as the 2021 tennis season is set to begin this week.
December 30, 2020 The name game: A few athletes primed for breakouts in '21 For some, the sky's the limit, which also just happens to be the title of the book written by 12-year-old British skateboarder Sky Brown.
December 27, 2020 Agent to AP: Federer to miss Australia; planning 2021 return Roger Federer is withdrawing from the Australian Open while he continues preparing to return to action after two operations on his right knee and a tour absence that will have lasted longer than a year, his agent told The Associated Press.
December 27, 2020 Activist, champion: Naomi Osaka is AP Female Athlete of Year With tennis, like so much of the world, shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Naomi Osaka found herself with time to read and think.
December 21, 2020 How the coronavirus pandemic affected sports in 2020 The only thing 2020 will be remembered for is how the coronavirus affected everyone and everything.