The development followed a threat of legal action from apartment owners at a luxury hotel in Melbourne
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The apartment owners at the Westin Melbourne are concerned for their health and never agreed to international players quarantining at the hotel, their lawyer Graeme Efron told Reuters on Monday.
The 39-year-old Swiss, who has won the tournament six times, is recovering from the knee injury that has kept him out of action since losing to Novak Djokovic in the semi-final at the 2020 event.
With his record-improving 13th triumph at Roland Garros, world number two Nadal is now tied with Swiss Roger Federer as the player with the most men’s singles major titles.
The 19-year-old crushed Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-1 to crown an extraordinary fortnight.
The Greek fifth seed was solid on serve throughout and played neatly as his Bulgarian opponent lost focus at crucial times under the roof of Court Philippe Chatrier.
Second seed Thiem ousted third-seeded Russian and last year’s runner-up Daniil Medvedev in a closely fought three-setter that was packed with powerful baseline rallies and impressive serving.
The 22-year-old two-time Grand Slam champion’s total is the most ever earned by a female athlete in a 12-month period.
The current world number one has 17 Grand Slam titles to his name – two behind Rafa Nadal and three fewer than Roger Federer – and said he has no doubt in his ability to overtake the other members of the so-called “Big Three.”
The Indian Wells tennis tournament, the most prestigious event outside the Grand Slams and tour finals, was canceled on Sunday over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus in Southern California.
Maria Sharapova, the Russian five-time Grand Slam champion who became one of the highest-paid sportswomen in the world, announced she was ending her career at the age of 32 on Wednesday.
America’s Sofia Kenin stunned two-time Major champion Garbine Muguruza to win the Australian Open on Saturday, completing a surprise run where she came from nowhere to earn her first Grand Slam title.
Rafa Nadal moved to the brink of a 19th career Grand Slam title on Friday by beating Matteo Berrettini 7-6(6) 6-4 6-1 to reach the US Open final.
Serena Williams won her first US Open two years before Caty McNally was born – and she had to use all her experience to avoid crashing out to the 17-year-old.
It will be the 15-year-old’s second Grand Slam tournament after rising to fame at Wimbledon earlier this year.
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova is on the entry list of the last Grand Slam tournament of the 2019 tennis season, US Open, which will begin on August 26 and run through September 8 in New York, the tournament’s press service reports.
Beaten Wimbledon finalist Serena Williams has said she has no plans to give up fighting for equality to focus solely on her tennis.
Maria Sharapova launched her comeback from a six-month injury layoff with a 7-6(8) 6-0 first round victory over Viktoria Kuzmova at the Mallorca Open grasscourt tournament on Tuesday.
Rafael Nadal revealed how close he was to not competing at this year’s French Open, where he won his record 12th title.
Top seed Novak Djokovic barely broke sweat as he coasted through the French Open third round 6-3 6-3 6-2 against Italian qualifier Salvatore Caruso.