Tennis Australia has revised its COVID-19 requirements for the Australian Open, allowing players with the virus to play. Tennis AustralianOpen
Rafael Nadal waves to the fans as he enters the court.
Wanting the event to reflect the current COVID-19 guidelines across the nation, Tiley said it would be the responsibility of the players to disclose a positive result to tournament organisers."We have gone a step further by making a recommendation around staying away when you're ill, and that our medical staff – Dr Karen Holzer is the best in the business – she will continue to monitor that, with the players individually as well.
"I think we, as players and as human beings, we've kind of gone through a very tough situation throughout a couple years," he said.
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