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A new Australian Open schedule has been announced on Thursday. Now the first Grand Slam of the year will be played in Melbourne from 08 to 21 February.
Earlier this prestigious tournament was to start from January 18, which has been postponed for three weeks from the pre-scheduled schedule. The Men’s qualifying event will be played in Doha in January. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has given information about this.
Open Men’s qualifying event to be held from January 10 to 13
The Australian Open Men’s qualifying matches will be held in Doha under the schedule. The qualifying players will also arrive in Australia from Doha and will have to remain in isolation. This will be followed by the Australian Open in February.
The ATP clarified, “The Australian Open men’s qualifying event will take place in Doha from 10–13 January and after that, from 15–31 January, all players and related staff will arrive in Melbourne to stay in a 14-day quarantine.” In the same way, there are many more.
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ATP announces program for the first seven weeks of 2021
Australian Open officials are expecting 25 to 30 per cent of viewers to attend the first Grand Slam of the season in Melbourne, but Corona’s position in the country remains under control. In such a situation, the audience can be increased.
Changes are being made to the schedule due to the corona virus epidemic. This is the reason ATP has announced the program for the first seven weeks instead of the entire year.
Djokovic is the most successful player of Australian Open
The most successful Australian Open player is Novak Djokovic of Serbia, who has won the title eight times at most. Australia’s Roy Emmerson and Switzerland’s Roger Federer have won the title 6-6 times.
The new schedule can prove beneficial for Federer
The new schedule could prove beneficial for veteran Roger Federer. Federer is still not fully fit since surgery.
Federer said of his injury, “If I had a little more time, it would have been right but it could not happen. I was hoping that I would be fully fit before October, but still so Could not be done. ”
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Federer underwent surgery in February
Federer underwent knee surgery in February this year, since which he has not participated in any competition. Despite undergoing several months of rehabilitation, he has not been able to fit 100 percent yet.
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Dec 17, 2020, 10:42 am
