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Tennis balls are pictured in front of the Australian Open logo. Reuters
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A tennis player waits in his hotel for a training session in Melbourne on January 19, 2021, as players train while quaratining for two weeks ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament. AFP
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Storm Sanders walks back to the hotel after a training session in Melbourne. AFP
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Marcelo Melo of Brazil walks back to the hotel after a training session. AFP
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Latisha Chan of Taiwan. AFP
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Tennis players wait to leave the hotel for a training session in Melbourne. AFP
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Australian tennis player Ivana Popovic leaves the hotel for a training session. AFP
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French tennis player Alize Cornet. AFP
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Australian tennis player John-Patrick Smith leaves the hotel. AFP
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Novak Djokovic on the balcony of the M Suites, where some Australian Open competitors are currently under quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19, in North Adelaide, Australia. EPA
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Tennis fans gather outside the M Suites. EPA
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Novak Djokovic on the balcony of the M Suites. EPA
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Pakistan tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi reacts during a practice session in Melbourne. AFP
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An unidentified tennis player hits a return during a practice session in Melbourne. AFP
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Support staff appear with Dominic Thiem on the balcony of the M Suites, where some Australian Open competitors are currently under quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19, in North Adelaide, Australia. EPA
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Romanian tennis player Ioana Raluca Olaru hits a return during a practice session in Melbourne. AFP
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Security at the M Suites in North Adelaide. EPA
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A radio station welcomes tennis players across the road from the M Suites, where some Australian Open competitors are currently under quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19, in North Adelaide, Australia. EPA
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Tennis balls are pictured in front of the Australian Open logo. Reuters
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A tennis player waits in his hotel for a training session in Melbourne on January 19, 2021, as players train while quaratining for two weeks ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament. AFP
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Storm Sanders walks back to the hotel after a training session in Melbourne. AFP
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Marcelo Melo of Brazil walks back to the hotel after a training session. AFP
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Latisha Chan of Taiwan. AFP
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Tennis players wait to leave the hotel for a training session in Melbourne. AFP
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Australian tennis player Ivana Popovic leaves the hotel for a training session. AFP
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French tennis player Alize Cornet. AFP
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Australian tennis player John-Patrick Smith leaves the hotel. AFP
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Novak Djokovic on the balcony of the M Suites, where some Australian Open competitors are currently under quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19, in North Adelaide, Australia. EPA
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Tennis fans gather outside the M Suites. EPA
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Novak Djokovic on the balcony of the M Suites. EPA
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Pakistan tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi reacts during a practice session in Melbourne. AFP
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An unidentified tennis player hits a return during a practice session in Melbourne. AFP
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Support staff appear with Dominic Thiem on the balcony of the M Suites, where some Australian Open competitors are currently under quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19, in North Adelaide, Australia. EPA
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Romanian tennis player Ioana Raluca Olaru hits a return during a practice session in Melbourne. AFP
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Security at the M Suites in North Adelaide. EPA
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A radio station welcomes tennis players across the road from the M Suites, where some Australian Open competitors are currently under quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19, in North Adelaide, Australia. EPA
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Tennis balls are pictured in front of the Australian Open logo. Reuters
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