FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Tipsport Elite Trophy tennis tournament - I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club, Prague, Czech Republic - July 19, 2020 Switzerland's Belinda Bencic celebrates during her match against Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova REUTERS/David W Cerny
(Reuters) - Swiss Belinda Bencic said players could get injured if they have to compete immediately after a hard quarantine in Melbourne and hoped Australian Open organisers would make the situation fairer for those confined to their rooms for 14 days.
The world number 12 is one of the 72 players who are not allowed to leave their hotel rooms in Melbourne after some passengers on the three charter flights that brought them to Australia tested positive.
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