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Oz Open shuts doors on fans as Victoria goes into snap lockdown

SportzPower Team
Feb 12, 2021 20:02

MELBOURNE: Day 5 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park was thrown into chaos Friday after with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced the state would be placed under a snap five-day lockdown to deal with a growing COVID-19 cluster in the city's outer suburbs. 

The implications for the Australian Open were simple: no fans for at least five days and players were to be placed into a 'COVID bubble', until such time as it was safe to ease restrictions.

The lockdown and return to Stage 4 restrictions began at 11:59 p.m. local time Friday.

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