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United States' Sofia Kenin makes a backhand return to Spain's Garbine Muguruza during a tuneup event ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021.(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

The Latest: Tsitsipas routs Simon to reach 2nd round

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FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2020, file photo, Cheng Lei, a Chinese-born Australian journalist for CGTN, the English-language channel of China Central Television, attends a public event in Beijing. Cheng has been formally arrested in China on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas, Australia’s foreign minister says. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Chinese-Australian reporter accused of spreading secrets

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

United States' Serena Williams adjusts her mask as she leaves the court following her match against compatriot Danielle Collins at a tuneup event ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021.(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2021: Serena, Venus Williams on court Day 1

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In this photo provided by Sandy Price, Price and her husband, Pal Ahluwalia, pose for a photo in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Ahluwalia, the leader of the University of the South Pacific, and his wife were asleep Wednesday at their Fiji home when a ruckus outside awoke them near midnight. About 15 plain-clothed government agents had surrounded their house in the capital Suva and gave them minutes to pack before they were hastily deported to Australia. (Sandy Price via AP)

Fiji deports university leader in blow to regional relations

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

United States' Serena Williams serves to Australia's Daria Gavrilova during a tuneup tournament ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)

As Serena, Nadal eye records at Australian Open, COVID looms

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 file photo, Spectators on Rod Laver Arena watch the fourth round singles match between Australia's Ashleigh Barty and Alison Riske of the U.S. at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. The AP trivia quiz tests your knowledge of the Australian Open, the year’s first Grand Slam tennis tournament. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2021: AP quiz on the year’s 1st tennis Slam

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Australia's Ash Barty makes a backhand return to Shelby Rogers of the United States during a tuneup event ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021.(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Williams withdraws from semifinals in Australian Open tuneup

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Morrison says he has used his first telephone conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden to invite the new American leader Down Under this year to mark the 70th anniversary of a bilateral defense treaty. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australian prime minister says he invited Biden Down Under

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australia's Ash Barty makes a forehand return to Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic during a tuneup event ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

COVID case at Australian Open hotel cancels play at tuneups

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

A pedestrian walks outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in central Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. All competition at six Australian Open tuneup events scheduled for Thursday was called off after a worker at one of the tournaments' Melbourne quarantine hotels tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)

Testing times: Organizers say Australian Open will start on time

By John Pye - Associated Press

Microsoft backs Australian plan to make Google pay for news

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2011 file photo, A linesman gestures that a ball is out during a third round match between Spain's Nicolas Almagro and Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. In a Grand Slam-first, at the 2021 Australian Open tennis championships, there will be no on-court line judges on any of the tournament courts in an effort to reduce the number of staff on-site due to coronavirus-related concerns. Only chair umpires and ball persons will be on the court. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill,File)

Electronic line calling set for all Australian Open courts

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2020, file photo, Serena Williams of the U.S. plays a shot to China's Wang Qiang in their third round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. A coronavirus-forced quarantine has mostly finished in Melbourne and Adelaide. That will mean most of the world’s top tennis players will go from two of the quietest weeks of their lives in Australia to three of the busiest. It was a controversial start to the government-mandated quarantine ahead of the Australian Open beginning Feb. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Serena Williams, Nadal, Halep win at Adelaide exhibition

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Russell Dawson of the Koomurri Aboriginal Dancers participates in a smoking ceremony during Australia Day ceremonies in Sydney, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia marks national day with protests, calming words

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In this Feb. 27, 2018, file photo, Israeli-born Australian Malka Leifer, right, is brought to a courtroom in Jerusalem. Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, rejected an appeal challenging the extradition of Leifer, a former teacher wanted in Australia accused of sexually abusing several former students at a Jewish school in Melbourne, clearing the way for her to stand trial after a six-year legal saga. Leifer is currently on a plane to Australia, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)

Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes to Australia

By Ilan Ben Zion - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 file photo Britain's Andy Murray reacts during a press conference following his first round loss to Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. Former world number one Murray's participation at the upcoming Australian Open is in doubt after the Briton tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Andy Murray pulls out of Australian Open, says he’s ‘gutted’

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Mel Silva, right, the managing director of Google Australia and New Zealand, appears via a video link during a Senate inquiry into a mandatory code of conduct proposed by the government at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with plans to make tech giants pay for news content. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Unknown tennis players are escorted to their training session in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.The number of players in hard quarantine swelled to 72 ahead of the Australian Open after a fifth positive coronavirus test was returned from the charter flights bringing players, coaches, officials and media to Melbourne for the season-opening tennis major. (Luis Ascui/AAP Image via AP)

3 more COVID-19 cases linked to Australian Open arrivals

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

Spain's Rafael Nadal, center, arrives at Adelaide Airport ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship, Adelaide, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Arriving players will serve a 14-day quarantine period ahead of the first Grand slam tennis tournament that is set to get underway on February 8 in Melbourne. (Morgan Sette/AAP Image via AP)

Australian Open arrivals hit by 4 COVID-19 positive tests

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020, file photo, Tennys Sandgren of the U.S. reacts after losing a point to Switzerland's Roger Federer during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. Sandgren has reportedly been allowed on an Australia-bound flight despite recently testing positive for coronavirus. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Players arrive for Australian Open; straight into quarantine

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press