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The pressure is on for the Australian Open to go ahead, with two players testing positive and positive cases on three flights sending 72 players into full quarantine - meaning they have to isolate full-time in their hotel room for 14 days.

Melbourne authorities have dismissed players' complaints that this is too long, saying public health is the priority. Rebecca Jones, Blookberg journalist based in Victoria, outlines the pubic mood.

Photo: Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic exercises in his hotel room in Melbourne as players quarantine in hotels Credit: Getty Images