The Grand Slam Tournament Is Scheduled To Start On 8th Of February, 2021

The Australian Open for tennis professionals should not begin until February 8, 2021, three weeks later than originally planned.

That emerges from a letter from tournament director Craig Tiley to the players, from which the Australian newspapers "The Age" and "Sydney Morning Herald" reported on Wednesday. "It took a while. But the great news is that it looks like we will be able to host the Australian Open from February 8th," said Tiley's letter.

According to this, the professionals with their greatly reduced supervisory team should travel to Australia between January 15 and 17, 2021 and then go into quarantine for two weeks. However, they should be allowed to exercise during this time. The time in which you are allowed to leave the hotel quarantine should be limited to five hours a day. In addition, all those involved should be tested several times for the corona virus.

The first Grand Slam tournament of the new season was actually supposed to start on January 18, 2021. However, the government in the state of Victoria, in which Melbourne is located, had called for a postponement and very strict hygiene conditions, as it is afraid that the tennis entourage will bring the virus from abroad to Australia, which has so far gotten through the pandemic very well .