FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP Cup - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 3, 2021 France's Gael Monfils in action during his group stage match against Italy's Matteo Berrettini REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tennis Australia sustained a net loss of more than A$100 million ($71 million) in the 15 months around this year's delayed and COVID-19 affected Australian Open, the body's 2020-21 annual report showed.
The cost of flying players from around the world to Melbourne and quarantining them for two weeks in hotels put a huge financial burden on the organisers of the Grand Slam tournament.
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