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the Australian Open will go ahead in early February, the tournament director Craig Tiley confirmed on Sunday.
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Despite anger from players now unable to train under strict quarantine.
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Earlier this weekend, three coronavirus infections were reported on chartered flights carrying dozens of players and their entourages to Melbourne.
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In addition to a 14 day hotel quarantine.
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Those players arriving in the city will no longer be able to leave their rooms to train.
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But other players who arrived before the weekend are permitted to train for five hours a day, raising questions about the integrity of this year's first Grand Slam tournament.
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Romanian Sorana Kirsty A, the women's world number 71 tweeted.
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If they would have told us this rule before I would not play in Australia, I would have stayed home.
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Tiley says tournament organizers will accommodate isolated players the best they can.
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We have to deal with it.
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This round opens going ahead and will continue to do the best we can possibly do to ensure those players have what is not a great situation, one that is somewhat acceptable.