Australian Open chiefs are hoping to see Melbourne Park’s stadiums up to half full at the opening Grand Slam of 2021 in January.
The fate of the tournament remains up in the air with Victoria state battling a second wave of Covid-19.
Australian Open chief Craig Tiley remains optimistic that the Grand Slam will go ahead, with at least some fans to cheer on the players, in contrast to the US Open which is spectator free. “Under what we expect the restrictive conditions to be, 25% crowds would be the bottom end and 50% would be the top end,” he told the Melbourne Age on Thursday.
“But a lot’s going to depend on the condition of the environment at that time.
“I would be jumping up and down if that was the result,” Tiley added. “That’s our aspiration. (But) anything is possible.”