The comeback will take place in Adelaide, where an invited star-studded starting field with Serena Williams, Simona Halep and Naomi Osaka will participate on the women's side.
On the men's side, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem and the young shooting star Jannik Sinner will participate.
- I look forward to playing my first match during the 2021 season in Adelaide.
I have good memories from there, says Barty and remembers that she won a WTA tournament there last year.
She abstained from the US Open and French Open last year due to
Relieves quarantine hotels in Melbourne
The Australian Tennis Federation, which hosts the Australian Open, is pleased to be able to send players to Adelaide, just over 700 km by car from Melbourne, to be able to relieve the quarantine hotels in Mebourne where the Grand Slam tournament is played.
There have been complaints from players who are in quarantine in their hotel rooms that the star players in Adelaide are favored.
- This is what reality looks like and it's about big money.
They are the world's best players and if you are at the top, you get those benefits, says the tennis association's chairman Craig Tiley.
On January 31, there will be two tournaments in Melbourne, where the Australian Open starts on February 8.