MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Highlights of day eight of the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park on Monday. Times local (GMT +11):
11.12 PLAY UNDERWAY ON DAY EIGHT
Play got underway as scheduled on the third day of Victoria’s snap five-day coronavirus lockdown, which has resulted in fans being shut out of Melbourne Park.
One new locally acquired case of COVID-19 was reported in the state in the 24 hours to Monday morning.
The temperature was a cool 18 degrees Celsius (64 degrees Fahrenheit) with a maximum of 27C forecast.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Richard Pullin)
