Unlike the United States and European countries, which are battling to contain the virus, Australia has not had a case of community transmission for 11 straight days and residents have regained most of their pre-COVID freedoms.
Images from Day 5 of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships on Friday.
Tennis matches at the Ariake Tennis Park will begin from 3pm local time (0600 GMT) from Thursday, governing body International Tennis Federation said after requests from players who had struggled in the stifling weather.
Nadal had a solid start, but the 35-year-old struggled physically towards the end of the contest
Pole says she feels much better prepared to handle the pressure of her latest career milestone.
British No 1 Cameron Norrie overcame a slow start to beat Frenchman Hugo Gaston 6-3, 7-5.
IMAGES from Australian Open matches played at Melbourne Park on Friday
Daniil Medvedev lost his world number one ranking after being defeated by Gael Monfils
Muguruza seals semi-final berth, Pliskova beats Krejcikova at WTA Finals.
The players have been allowed out to practise for five hours a day during their quarantine but Djokovic said he had headed to a local park on his first morning in Australia without restrictions.
Badosa beats Fernandez; Swiatek, Halep storm into quarter-finals
Images from Day 8 of Wimbledon 2022 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, on Monday.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
It has been 24 days since Victoria reported a locally acquired COVID-19 infection, while Australia as a whole posted a 13th straight day without a community case on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic launched his bid to stay on course for a Golden Slam with a clinical 6-2, 6-2 win over 139th-ranked Hugo Dellien of Bolivia on Saturday, as sweltering conditions in Tokyo took a toll on the players on the opening day of tennis at the Games.
IMAGES from Day 7 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Saturday.
World number one Ash Barty delighted the Memorial Drive crowd by breezing through to the Adelaide International semi-finals with a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 victory over Sofia Kenin on Friday.
Images from Day 9 of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Monday.
Bencic hopes Open organisers make it fair for players in isolation.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Champions at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday
IMAGES from Day 8 of the French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Images from Day 6 of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, on Saturday.
Images from the action on Day 2 at the Australian Open.
The 32-year-old, five-times a winner of the singles at the prestigious Wimbledon warm-up event, delighted a large evening centre court crowd with some fluent shot-making as he and Spanish veteran Lopez beat top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 7-6(5), 6-3.
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