The world will be watching when tennis stars hit the court for day one of the Australian Open tomorrow.
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Up to 400,000 people will enter Melbourne Park over the two-week tournament, in what will be the biggest sporting event with crowds the world has seen in months.
The start of the grand slam follows the strictest hotel quarantine arrangement for players in a state that has endured severe lockdown, and a last-minute mishap when a worker inside a tennis quarantine hotel tested positive to COVID-19.
Tom Maddocks has this special report.
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