The Australian Open will start on February 8, three weeks later than scheduled, the ATP Tour said in releasing an update of its calendar for 2021 revising the first seven weeks of the season.
The start date of the main draw of the year’s first Grand Slam was originally slated for January 18 and organisers Tennis Australia have been in drawn-out negotiations with local government over Covid-19 health measures.
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Tennis Australia was not immediately available for comment.
The ATP release said men’s qualifying for the Australian Open would take place in Doha from January 10-13 before players relocated to Melbourne to enter quarantine.
