Australian Open tennis organizers defy pandemic

Rocky road to Melbourne highlights problems facing Tokyo Games

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A tennis player looks out the window of a hotel where players are undergoing mandatory quarantine ahead of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 21. © Reuters

DAVID HOPKINS, Contributing writer

MELBOURNE -- Bringing the world's best tennis players to Australia in the midst of a worsening pandemic was never going to be easy. But organizers of the Australian Open, the first major tennis tournament of the year, were determined to proceed. The outcome could yield valuable insights for organizers of sporting events around the world in the pandemic era.

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