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In case you didn’t know There have been many concerns surrounding the upcoming Australian Open due to the bushfires devastating the East coast of Australia. Whilst the fires aren’t directly a threat to the Australian Open’s location, the impact they are having on the air quality is making some suggest the tournament should be postponed. The heart of the matter Despite the events of yesterday, the qualifying matches for the Australian Open were scheduled to continue as normal earlier today....

The Swiss 20-time grand slam champion decided against playing a lead-up tournament ahead of the year’s first major, where he faces Steve Johnson. Despite the lack of competitive matches, it would still take a monumental upset to send Federer packing in the opening round. We take a closer look at where the six-time champion in Melbourne is at ahead of the first round. Form and results Federer has been out of competitive action since the ATP Finals in November, when he suffered a semi-final loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas....

Nadal always looks to start the season on a strong note, and he has been busy doing that in 2020 too with his powerful performances at the ATP Cup, which led Team Spain into the finals. Although the Serbian side powered by a determined Novak Djokovic emerged triumphant over the 2019 Davis Cup champions, Nadal gave enough evidence that his game is in fine working order ahead of the Australian Open....

Djokovic will take on French qualifier Enzo Couacaud while Murray will face local boy Thanasi Kokkinakis for a place in the third round of the Asia-Pacific Major. The likes of Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rublev will also be in action on Thursday. On the women’s side, Ons Jabeur will face Marketa Vondrousova while Caroline Garcia will be up against Leylah Fernandez. Other female players who will be in action on Thursday include Aryna Sabalenka, Veronika Kudermetova and Belinda Bencic....

Kyrgios in particular became embroiled in one of the lowest acts of the year. His insults directed at Stan Wawrinka in an August tournament led to sanctions from the men’s tennis governing body. MORE: The bad boys of tennis | Australian Open 2015 | Funny faces | Adorable animals Bernard Tomic, left, and Nick Kyrgios (Getty Images) Similarly young, talented and unable to control his actions, Tomic ran afoul of Tennis Australia that resulted in his arrest in Florida and banishment from a Davis Cup competition....

CHASKA, Minnesota (Reuters) - Eight months after chasing Ryder Cup veteran Sergio Garcia for an autograph like a hero-worshipping adolescent, Matt Fitzpatrick goes into this week’s team event as the youngest of the 24 players on view. The 22-year-old Englishman acknowledges his debut appearance in the greatest rivalry in golf has come a lot earlier than he thought it would but he is excited to be involved as Europe look to beat the United States for the fourth edition in a row....

Instead of manually raking a Zen garden of rocks or sand, Drift does the work automatically. The passive wellness device connects to a mobile device over Bluetooth and can download different patterns. Using it feels like being able to print a design in sand. I was first exposed to the idea of a kinetic sand table through a “Dope Tech” video from YouTuber MKBHD. He had a large and very expensive version....

Here we look at seven states that reported the highest average daily cases per 100,000 people in the last seven days, according to the latest report Monday from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Case data below is from JHU and the CDC, while the population data is from the U.S. Census Bureau. Average case counts reflect a seven-day average of cases. Rhode Island Average daily cases per 100,000 in last 7 days: 117....

The Polish boys, who came in as a last-minute replacement for South Africa, very nearly did the Indians a favor, as they led the Koreans by a 2-1 margin with ten minutes left to play - but a brace from Jung Man-Jae prevented what could have been a major upset. As a result of the 3-2 win, the South Koreans are the current table toppers with seven points followed by the Indians who have just as many points....

The 26-year-old reached the milestone in the third of the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe. Before starting this match, Babar Azam needed to score 17 runs to breach the 2000-run mark. He walked out to bat after the end of the fifth over of the innings when Luke Jongwe dismissed Sharjeel Khan for 18 runs. Babar Azam scored his 2000th run in the 13th over when he hit Ryan Burl for a four off the second delivery....

There’s also the fact that Babylon’s Fall wouldn’t be the first game that had the backing of a big studio that seemed to flail right out of the gate. One of the most infamous games in recent memory to see a lot of hype leading up to its release, only to get off to a bumpy start followed by quickly dwindling player counts, is Anthem. That game offered players the ability to fly around in mech suits that were quite reminiscent of Iron Man while fighting off alien invaders on a distant planet....

RELATED: Back 4 Blood: Tips For Beginners However, thanks to the resurging popularity of the zombie shooter, Left 4 Dead lives on in one of the most anticipated games of Fall 202, Back 4 Blood. Much like Left 4 Dead, Back 4 Bloodrelies heavily on teamwork, strategy, and communication. Not all is peachy in Back 4 Blood though. As the game just came out, it has a lot of game-breaking bugs and other issues that ruin the experience....

The Roosevelt may not attract as much attention as its glitzier neighbors, but it should. The very first Academy Awards (then called “Merit Awards”) were handed out in the hotel’s ballroom in 1929. Presiding over the western-most end of Hollywood Boulevard, the hotel is a melange of architectural styles that only Hollywood could provide. It’s golden-hued stucco exterior is adorned with fleur-de-lis, imposing Grecian urns and a red Spanish tile roof....

Hike to an Erupting Volcano Iceland Want to witness lava spewing out of a volcano in Iceland? This once-in-a-lifetime trip will make up for all those grounded days watching Netflix. You can hike or take a helicopter ride over the Fagradalsfjall volcano eruption in Geldingadalur, which has been going on since March. Book this trip fast to catch the eruption (no one knows how long it will continue), or try ice climbing Skaftafell, the highest mountain in Iceland—easy access and no experience necessary—for a “break-out-the-passport” thrill....

According to a report from Ringside News, a “tenured member” of the WWE creative team has informed them that the WrestleMania card “seems to be in order” but isn’t currently a lock. They explained that “nothing is ’locked’ until it happens” due to Vince McMahon constantly changing plans. With WrestleMania being over a month away, it’s good to know that the company has a general idea of the direction they want to go over the next several weeks of television....

P. Diddy, together with American artists Alicia Keys and Usher, went to South Africa–the country with the world’s highest number of HIV infections–to perform in an MTV/Levi concert called “Staying Alive.” The show will be broadcast to a global television audience of up to two billion people on World AIDS Day on December 1. Before singing to the sell-out audience in the city of Cape Town, P. Diddy was led through cheering crowds to tour several local AIDS programs....

After being swept by the Braves to open the season, Miami on Sunday managed to lose a pair of players to the exact same injury. Don Kelly and Jeff Mathis each suffered a broken ring finger on his right hand Sunday against the Rays. Kelly was injured fielding a ground ball in the second inning and Mathis went down on a foul tip in the eighth. That likely means two roster moves are forthcoming for Miami....

England’s bid to salvage something from their winless Test tour of Australia and New Zealand – having lost the Ashes series and the opening match against the Black Caps – was halted by fading light in Christchurch, where play was prematurely ended at Hagley Oval. Joe Root opted to declare on 352-9 midway through day four – setting the Kiwis 382 for victory – ensuring ample time to claim the 10 wickets needed to level the series with dark clouds hovering....