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Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley speaks at the Australian Open Welcome to Country and trophy arrival ceremony on day one of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Australia on Jan. 20, 2020. Graham Denholm/Getty Images
Craig Tiley has ruled out delaying the Australian Open despite increasing pressure from international players furious about being put into hard quarantine.
After positive COVID-19 tests stemming from their charter flights to Melbourne, almost 50 players are confined to their hotel rooms for the next 14 days with their Open preparations in disarray.