Tennis stars will play to empty seats again as Melbourne battles new outbreak
Fans leave the Australian Open on Friday night after Victoria state authorities announced a surprise five-day lockdown following the discovery of a handful of Covid cases at a hotel. (Reuters Photo)
MELBOURNE: Play was suspended temporarily at the Australian Open on Friday night as fans were told to leave the Rod Laver Arena to comply with a surprise five-day lockdown across Victoria state.
Top seed Novak Djokovic was up two sets to one, but struggling with an injury, against American Taylor Fritz when play was halted at 11.30pm local time and fans were asked to leave.
The five-day lockdown, ordered after a new Covid-19 outbreak at a…
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