Australian Open's hard quarantine 'took a toll' on players
When Tennys Sandgren resumed practicing after his canโt-go-anywhere hard quarantine ended, the American said Tuesday, his hands developed blisters from holding a racket. And, like Azarenka, both Sandgren and Pospisil lost their opening matches. โI wouldnโt say the whole tournament is a joke, but for some players, itโs not feasible. โI needed fresh air or maybe a bigger room or better conditions to play against the best players,โ she said. Players in the โregularโ quarantine were allowed to leave their rooms for five hours per day during the first two weeks after getting to Australia.