With all of Melbourne's matches canceled on Thursday in light of an unexpected COVID-19 case, players were forced to adjust their plans. For 160 of them, it meant a day of testing and subsequent isolation as a result of staying at the Grand Hyatt during their latest quarantine.
The person testing positive was a hotel worker, who developed symptoms after the quarantine period ended. Players, coaches and staff were deemed "casual' contacts and will be permitted to get back to tennis activities after producing a negative test.
Here are the Top 5 photos from Thursday. (All photos by Getty Images)
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Guido Pella chats with former player Andre Sa, who currently serves as Head of Player Liaison at Tennis Australia. Pella's hard quarantine was followed up by a tough opening match at the ATP Cup, where he lost to Andrey Rublev, 6-1, 6-2, on Monday.