MELBOURNE, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Australian Open tennis tournament will proceed without crowds over the next five days, organisers said, after the state of Victoria was placed under a snap lockdown from Friday to contain a fresh outbreak of COVID-19. Open sessions today and tonight will continue as planned with COVID safe protocols in place," organisers said in a statement.
"We are notifying ticket holders, players and staff that there will be no fans onsite at the AO for five days, commencing from Saturday 13 February."