Tennis boss 'confident' Australian Open will proceed despite new COVID-19 case

Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley is "confident" going ahead with the Australian Open is the right call, despite another hotel quarantine worker testing positive to COVID-19 in Victoria.

The woman, who worked as an authorised officer at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport, tested positive yesterday after developing symptoms.

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The 14-day tennis tournament kicks off today, with more than 30,000 fans expected to flood Melbourne Park for the event.

Mr Tiley told Today the Australian Open will be "one of the safest places" in the city, with the park divided into three designated zones.

"We've been preparing this for over a year, it will be one of the safest places to be through the health screening that we are doing," he said.

"The way the site is set up, everyone will be safe, protected and on top of that, getting back to seeing some great tennis."

Mr Tiley believes the Australian Open will be able to run as planned, the tennis boss insisting the fresh COVID-19 infection would not cut the tennis tournament short.

"We are confident," he said.

"We have 25 sessions and 14 days. This is the place to be for the next two weeks and we encourage everyone to get a ticket and come on out."