Serving up an Australian Open like no other

The wait has come to an end and it’s now game on in Melbourne for what many assumed would be impossible.

Taylore Fritz in action at the Australian Open last year, where he reached the third round. Getty

Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter

Feb 5, 2021 – 12.00am

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uccessfully bringing more than 1000 people into Melbourne in the middle of a global pandemic is no small feat, but that’s just what has been achieved as the Australian Open began serving up this past week, despite the 11th-hour COVID case of a Grand Hyatt worker.

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Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporterMax Mason covers insolvency, courts, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason