Australian Open

Health officials insisted the risk to players and officials was "low" after a staff member at one of the tournament's designated hotels tested positive.

The mandatory two-week quarantine period is about to come to an end amid mixed sentiments from players.

A string of infections detected by Australian authorities have forced 72 players to be confined to their hotel rooms 24 hours a day for two weeks.

Andy Murray also tested positive and was unable to fly to Australia along with the other participants.

It is not looking likely that Murray will recover in time to make it to Australia and complete a 14-day quarantine.

The 39-year old former world number one hasn't won a Grand Slam title since the Australian Open in 2017.

Players at the Prague Open are advised to stay isolated and not to shake hands with each other during and after their matches.

She became world number one in 2005, at the age of 18, and won the US Open the next year.

The Serbian star now has 17 Grand Slam titles under his belt.

Thiem is attempting to secure his first Grand Slam title.

After beating Zverev in the semi-final, Thiem became the first Austrian man to reach the Australian Open final

Rod Laver Arena's roof was closed to combat severe weather conditions

The Serb is aiming to win his 17th Grand Slam title after he stormed into the final, where he will face either Thiem or Zverev

Either Thiem or Zverev will face Federer or Djokovic in the Australian Open 2020 Final

The 16-time Grand Slam winner is aiming to lift his 8th Australian Open title

The six-time champion's reward is a showdown against either long-time rival Novak Djokovic or big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic.

The two-time Grand Slam champion defeated 16th seed Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-4.

Williams has to wait longer to win her 24th Gram Slam title and equal Margaret Court's tally

Dirty rain overnight caused a layer of mud to build on the outside courts in Melbourne Park.

Krajinovic had just a little more than 24 hours to prepare for his match against Federer after his first-round encounter got delayed due to rain

John McEnroe would donate A$1,000 to the Australian bushfire relief fund for each set Kyrgios will win in the ongoing Australian Open

Nadal, one shy of Roger Federer's Grand Slam mark, dropped only five games as he swatted aside Bolivia's Hugo Dellien 6-2, 6-3, 6-0.

Tournament officials are closely monitoring pollution and will halt play and close the three main stadiums' roofs if particulate matter suspended in the air hits PM2.5 200.

The top stars received criticism for allegedly not speaking out on behalf of other players amid the smoke haze controversy in Melbourne Park

Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley said this week decisions on whether to play were made after consultations with their medical team.

Scientists say the bushfires are the type of extreme disaster the world can expect more of as global warming intensifies.

One qualifier retired with breathing difficulties and Canadian Eugenie Bouchard needed medical attention.

Experts are concerned about the players' fitness with two big tournaments been scheduled back-to-back

There was optimism on Tuesday with heavy rain forecast for some of the hotspots in the states of New South Wales and Victoria.

The match is due five days before the Australian Open on 15th January, at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena