{"id":32054,"date":"2023-01-09T21:08:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T21:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/australian-open-2023-open-to-tennis-players-without-covid-tests"},"modified":"2023-01-09T21:30:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T21:30:14","slug":"australian-open-2023-open-to-tennis-players-without-covid-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/australian-open-2023-open-to-tennis-players-without-covid-tests","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open 2023 open to tennis players without COVID tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Australian Open 2023 players will not be required to take COVID-19 tests and will be able to play even if they had the virus, said the head of Tennis Australia on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve made it clear to our players, as well as our over 12,000 staff. We ask &#8230; if anyone is feeling unwell, stay home,\u201d Craig Tiley said. &#8220;It\u2019s a normalized environment for us and, not dissimilar to cricket, there will potentially be players that will compete with COVID.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tiley added that it would be up to the players to reveal to the organizing body if they had tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The move clears the way for Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic, 35, who holds the record for most men&#8217;s singles title win in the Australian Open, to compete this year.<\/p>\n<p>He was unable to compete in Melbourne in the 2022 Australian Open, after being deported from Australia due to his COVID-19 vaccination status.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Open 2023, one of the four tennis Grand Slams, will be held on Jan. 19-29.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. Australian Open 2023 players will not be required to take COVID-19 tests and will be able to play even if they had the virus, said the head of Tennis Australia on Monday. &#8220;We\u2019ve made it clear to our players, as well as our over 12,000 staff. 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