Tennis-Pavlyuchenkova tests COVID-19 positive on arrival in Australia

FILE PHOTO: Sep 6, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia serves against Karolina Plishkova of Czech Republic (not pictured) on day eight of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Australia for next month's Grand Slam in Melbourne, the Russian world number 11 said on Thursday.

The women's Tour will kick off its 2022 season next week with a WTA 500 event in Adelaide and a couple of 250 events in Melbourne before the year's first major is played from Jan. 17.