Australian Open starts this weekend in Melbourne

The first tennis Grand Slam tournament of the year will start this weekend. The Australian Open is back and the first round kicks off Sunday night. The World’s Bianca Hillier tells The World’s host Carol Hills about this year’s competition and the COVID-19 situation.

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