Open rocked: nearly 50 players set for hard quarantine

After 24 players on a flight from Los Angeles that arrived on Friday morning were confined to their hotel rooms, a further 23 players on a flight that arrived from Abu Dhabi were given the same message.

It has been scrambling to bring together the complex final arrangements for the delayed Australian Open - starting on February 8 - including the controversial quarantine program for more than 1200 people at three inner-city hotels.Getty Images Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley confirmed all impacted players would not be allowed outside to practise.

"The aircrew member and the passenger have been interviewed and transferred to a health hotel as per normal processes for positive cases," a spokesperson said. "To suggest that the grand slam status of this tournament is somehow locked in forever is simply wrong.""Unfortunately we have been informed by the health authorities that two people on your flight AR7493 from LAX that arrived at 5.15am on Friday 15 January have returned positive COVID-19 PCR tests on arrival in Melbourne," the letter read.

scottspits Well they were old that is their excuse pretty sad outcome well I won't be a stool pigeon 🐦 for anyone Especially with my COPD and Asthma the side affects are a killer 🥴 so to speak 🥺

scottspits Tennis! why even have it, it is all about money 💰💰💰💰

scottspits Beyond ridiculous. Sometimes I have the definite feeling that if you lack talent to do anything else you become a politician. An amateur feast!!

scottspits But dont let Vic residents back in who dont have the virus says Dan..🤦 they r banned! Money, power and politics getting in the way of families who just want to go home. Who'd have thought first Australian refugees created by a Vic premier. ..in 2021!

scottspits Only the lower ranked players. Top players have their own planes.

scottspits This has now gone a joke already DanielAndrewsMP . YOU are importing these virus carriers, yet Australians, Victorians interstate are locked out. Shame on you and your experts. You have your priorities completely, to use true Australian language, 'Arse about Face'. 😡😡😡

scottspits Perhaps the 2021 Australian Open can be played as a table tennis match in a quarantine hotel. GoodOneDan

scottspits This was always going to be a 'double-fault'.

scottspits who actually cares if they see a game of tennis? its a mistake to have hosted it

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