# COVID-19: Australian Open Saga 🎾 **URL:** \ **Category:** Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion\ **Created:** [January 17, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663 "2021-01-17T12:11:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SydneyCityTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sydneycitytv/32/66248_2.png) [@SydneyCityTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SydneyCityTV)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/41 "2021-01-19T04:01:53Z")
> [@mubd](#): > > It’s not really surprising. What’s the capital city of Canada or New Zealand? I’d put my money on at least 50% of Aussies not knowing. > [@turdall](#): > > I did know the capital of NZ (Wellington) but only because I have been there. Especially with many ex-Kiwis living here, you’d like to think that a reasonable amount of Australians know that the capital of NZ is Wellington. No doubt substantially less would know that the Canadian capital is Ottawa - think many Aussies would be surprised to hear there’s a bit more to that country than Toronto and Vancouver! ---
**Author:** ![spw68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/spw68/32/537940_2.png) [@spw68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/spw68)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/42 "2021-01-19T04:07:03Z")
Was thinking exactly the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![JasonF](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jasonf/32/349220_2.png) [@JasonF](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JasonF)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/43 "2021-01-20T00:31:30Z")
this is from Andrew Lund on Twitter: covid Quarantine Minister lisanevilleMP says there are now ten Covid cases linked to the Australian open three of which will be reported in tomorrow’s figures). One is a player who is likely shedding but that is yet to be confirmed ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/chris/32/542_2.png) [@Chris](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/44 "2021-01-20T04:00:32Z")
10/1200 people is a pretty good result given the number of cases in some of the countries these people are coming from. I would have expected more than that. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/45 "2021-01-20T09:06:42Z")
There was a small argument today on who should foot the bill for player quarantine. Tournament director Craig Tiley said on 3AW this morning that taxpayers would help paying the cost, but it was later dismissed by Victorian police minister Lisa Neville. This afternoon TA confirmed it would fully pay the bill. > **[Tennis Australia confirms it is footing hotel quarantine bill, not the...](https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-minster-disputes-tennis-australia-boss-claims-government-paying-for-hotel-quarantine/94060bc2-2b21-4623-9cc3-66a2c1d63814)** > > After a public dispute as to who will foot the bill for the Australian Open hotel quarantine, Tennis Austra... ---
**Author:** ![JacobA](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jacoba/32/337470_2.png) [@JacobA](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JacobA)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/46 "2021-01-20T10:22:27Z")
It should be the TENNIS PLAYERS that pay for it. Everyone else coming into hotel quarantine is paying. Just because they are famous, it doesn’t apply to them? Bullsh\*t. The bill will only cost them a cent. ---
**Author:** ![WATV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@WATV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/WATV)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/47 "2021-01-20T10:32:07Z")
> [@JacobA](#): > > It should be the TENNIS PLAYERS that pay for it. Everyone else coming into hotel quarantine is paying. Just because they are famous, it doesn’t apply to them? Bullsh\*t. The bill will only cost them a cent. Absolutely totally agree. In fact why don’t they all just f… off to where they have all come from​:rage:😡 ---
**Author:** ![Wally](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/wally/32/71426_2.png) [@Wally](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Wally)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/48 "2021-01-20T13:43:02Z")
There most likely wouldn’t be an Australian Open if Tennis Australia didn’t pay for Hotel Quarantine. Nobody’s going to spend 2 weeks locked in a hotel room unless they have a chance to go deep in the tournament. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/49 "2021-01-20T16:22:08Z")
Saw a ticker on BBC World “Australian Open players in quarantine told not to feed the mice.” ---
**Author:** ![ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/elcapitancranky/32/531872_2.png) [@ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ElCapitanCranky)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/50 "2021-01-20T18:55:20Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > “Australian Open players in quarantine told not to feed the mice.” ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/0/10e34dd4639316bec9bc5927e75683541a6fa781.gif) How old are they? ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/51 "2021-01-20T21:50:38Z")
> **[Djokovic writes letter to 'Australia' after quarantine requests backlash](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-21/djokovic-clarifies-position-on-australian-open-quarantine/13076880)** > > Men's world number one Novak Djokovic hits back at criticism of his letter to Australian Open chief Craig Tiley in which he suggested easing of quarantine restrictions, saying his good intentions were "misconstrued". ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/chris/32/542_2.png) [@Chris](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/52 "2021-01-20T22:12:57Z")
> [@JacobA](#): > > It should be the TENNIS PLAYERS that pay for it. Everyone else coming into hotel quarantine is paying. Just because they are famous, it doesn’t apply to them? Bullsh\*t. The bill will only cost them a cent. Do you think that every person in the entertainment industry or other industries that has come (or are coming) to Australia are paying for their own quarantine? No. The production companies or employers would be. How is this any different? Tennis Australia has agreed to pay for Hotel Quarantine with this event and that is completely their call. This event is huge for jobs and the economy so they obviously wanted the best chance to lure as many big players down to put on the best event possible. ---
**Author:** ![TV-ACT](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv-act/32/167823_2.png) [@TV-ACT](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV-ACT)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/53 "2021-01-20T23:14:44Z")
I won’t speak for others, but the bit that outraged me was the suggestion that **taxpayers** would be covering the cost for these very wealthy queue-jumping celebrities, while ordinary people are being forced to pay for mandatory hotel quarantine, in many cases after already having to spend $10 000s to get eventually back to Australia after many months of repeated flight cancellations because of Morrison’s arrival caps & his failure to live up to the federal government responsibility for quarantine. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/chris/32/542_2.png) [@Chris](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/54 "2021-01-20T23:49:16Z")
Tennis Australia have confirmed that they are funding the Hotel Quarantine program, not the Victorian Government or the taxpayer. So it’s time to get over your outrage and move on from that debate. Regardless, the economical benefits of this event to Victoria is HUGE. ---
**Author:** ![Troiboi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/troiboi/32/482503_2.png) [@Troiboi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Troiboi)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/55 "2021-01-20T23:52:24Z")
> [@TV-ACT](#): > > the bit that outraged me was the suggestion that **taxpayers** would be covering the cost for these very wealthy queue-jumping celebrities The arrogance of that Tennis boss is off the charts. Probably thought he could play it out with the media. ---
**Author:** ![littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/littlegezzybear/32/219836_2.png) [@littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/littlegezzybear)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/56 "2021-01-20T23:56:08Z")
Tennis Australia stated in their 2020/2021 annual report that > [@](#): > > The Group will most likely introduce external funding in the form of a line of credit to cover the significant costs that have arisen as part of the COVID-19 response to meeting quarantine and bio-security measures for AO2021. This funding is considered a medium term liquidity measure and will assist with the retention of an adequate level of cashreserves that will be required to support the recovery of our sport post COVID-19. This funding will also provide an additional safeguard in the very unlikely scenario that the summer of tennis will be significantly curtailed as result of a new wave of COVID-19. I’m assuming that line-of-credit has been established and that Tennis Australia are using it. The company had reserves including cash, investments and securities of $80 million as at 30 September 2020. ---
**Author:** ![littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/littlegezzybear/32/219836_2.png) [@littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/littlegezzybear)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/57 "2021-01-21T20:23:16Z")
One of the Spanish players who was on the Abu Dhabi flight now has COVID-19. > ---
**Author:** ![MelbTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/melbtv/32/190136_2.png) [@MelbTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/MelbTV)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/58 "2021-01-21T21:05:04Z")
> [@littlegezzybear](#): > > One of the Spanish players who was on the Abu Dhabi flight now has COVID-19. This just shows why hard quarantine is necessary. Imagine if they weren’t deemed close contacts and were allowed to continue on with their preparation. Many would probably have been exposed. The authorities have done the right thing. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/59 "2021-01-21T23:13:03Z")
> [@littlegezzybear](#): > > One of the Spanish players who was on the Abu Dhabi flight now has COVID-19. Victorian chief health officer Brett Sutton said those who get COVID-19 in quarantine will have isolation period restarted. That means tennis players who are diagnosed with the virus while in the quarantine system may not be able to leave the hotel when the rest of the players do. Paula Badosa tweeted this morning: [https://twitter.com/paulabadosa/status/1352387658199273481](https://twitter.com/paulabadosa/status/1352387658199273481) ---
**Author:** ![ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/elcapitancranky/32/531872_2.png) [@ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ElCapitanCranky)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-australian-open-saga/16663/60 "2021-01-22T02:58:44Z")
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