Victoria premier says ‘exact timing of it’ yet to be confirmedPlayers were expecting to arrive in Australia from 14 DecemberSpeculation that the
Australian Open, scheduled to start on 18 January, could be put back to February or even April dominated the penultimate day of the 2020
Tennis season. The Victorian Premier, Dan Andrews, told the host broadcaster, Channel 9: “I’m very confident we’ll have an Aussie Open in the early part of next year,” but added, “The exact timing of it, the exact arrangements we put in place, they’re not settled yet.”
Related: ATP Cup uncertain due to 'new challenges' highlighted by Tennis Australia