A $40 million tennis bubble quarantine program swung into action as over 1200 international stars and their supports began arriving in Australia to begin two weeks quarantine ahead of the Australian Open.
Two time Open winner Victoria Azarenka and former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová both arrived on Friday, tweeting their thanks for the complicated arrangements to enable them to get to Melbourne.
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Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com
