Australian Open set to be delayed by three weeks 2021
Next year's Australian Open has been postponed by three weeks due to a coronavirus epidemic. The first Grand Slam of the year, 2021, will start on February 8.
The tournament was scheduled to start on January 16. The ATP on Thursday announced the schedule for the first seven weeks of next year. It has been confirmed that the event was postponed.
The ATP has today announced an update to the 2021 ATP Tour calendar, outlining a revised schedule for the first seven weeks of the season.
— ATP Tour (@atptour) December 17, 2020
The boys' four-day qualifiers have been moved to Doha, Qatar, starting January 10. The players will arrive in Melbourne on 15 January. Then they have to stay in quarantine for 14 days.
The season will start on January 5 with the Antarctic Tournament in Delre Beach, USA and Turkey.