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Aus Open warm-up event cancelled again

Updated on: 27 October,2021 08:33 AM IST  |  Melbourne
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It is the second year the Kooyong Classic, normally played in the weeks leading up to the season-opening Grand Slam, has been scrapped because of the pandemic. Kooyong president Adam Cossar said he was disappointed the event could not take place in January 2022 but hopes it will return in 2023. 

Aus Open warm-up event cancelled again

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A major warm-up tournament for the Australian Open was cancelled on Tuesday, with organisers blaming uncertainty over COVID-19 rules players will face in Melbourne. 


It is the second year the Kooyong Classic, normally played in the weeks leading up to the season-opening Grand Slam, has been scrapped because of the pandemic. Kooyong president Adam Cossar said he was disappointed the event could not take place in January 2022 but hopes it will return in 2023. 


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