Melbourne enters lockdown, Australian Open to continue without spectators

Feb 12, 2021 AlShorts Web Desk

Australian Open tennis tournament will proceed without crowds over the next five days after the state of Victoria was placed under lockdown. The year's first Grand Slam, which started three weeks late to allow international players to quarantine, has already welcomed tens of thousands of socially distanced fans. The lockdown has been imposed to contain a fresh cluster of COVID-19 cases.