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Tennis tournament catering for players serving 14-day hard lockdowns in Melbourne is set to be added to the calendar ahead of next month’s
Australian Open. It means six tournaments will be staged simultaneously early next month ahead of the Open, which is due to begin on 8 February.
The new tournament will run alongside two WTA 500 events, two men’s ATP 250 tournaments and the men’s ATP Cup. Australia’s world No 1 Ash Barty will also feature in an exhibition event in Adelaide alongside
Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka,
Rafael Nadal,
Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem and Jannik Sinner this Friday.