FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - October 5, 2020 Spain's Paula Badosa in action during her fourth round match against Germany's Laura Siegemund REUTERS/Charles Platiau
(Reuters) - Paula Badosa became the first player entered for next month's Australian Open to confirm a positive test for COVID-19 while in quarantine in Melbourne, with the Spaniard saying on Thursday that she had symptoms.
As many as 72 players are confined to their hotel rooms for two weeks and are unable to train for the Feb. 8-21 Grand Slam after some passengers on three charter flights ferrying them to Australia tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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