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There are 72 players now in hard quarantine and unable to practice because of nine active coronavirus cases among the incoming travelers to Melbourne

Tournament was thrown into disarray on Saturday when three people tested positive to Covid-19 on two of the 17 charter flights bringing players and their entourages

Organisers of Australian Open confirmed they had secured new hotel accommodation after Melbourne's The Westin cancelled plans to house tennis players

Federer, a huge favourite with the Melbourne crowds, hasn't missed the Australian Open since his debut in 2000, winning the trophy six times

Tata Open Maharashtra, South Asia's only ATP tour event, is staged in February every year but now the organisers are in talks with ATP for exploring a possible slot in the second half of the calendar

Singles, doubles and wheelchair competitions will all be played as usual after agreement was reached to stage the event following eight months of talks between Tennis Australia and state authorities

The Australian Open will go ahead from February 8-21 next year. ATP has also confirmed that Australian Open men's qualifying will take place from January 10-13 in Doha.

The proposals would allow players to train during a mandatory 14-day quarantine period.

A delay for a week or two to the first Grand Slam of the year, scheduled to begin on January 18, was now "most likely", said Martin Pakula, the Sports Minister of the Victoria State government

The tournament is scheduled to start on January 18. But questions remain over quarantine arrangements for players and their entourages — an estimated 2,500 people.

The stark message came after Australian tennis chiefs flagged "new challenges" around the arrival of players during the coronavirus pandemic

In a message to players the ATP, the men's tennis tour, said arrivals originally planned for December were now uncertain, potentially disrupting the packed January schedule