No practice for 47 players ahead of Australian Open after Covid cases on flights

The players will be confined to their rooms in a full quarantine for two weeks

Heather Watson now faces a fortnight confined to her hotel room in Australia (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Forty-seven players competing in the Australian Open will be forced to remain in their hotel rooms for 14 days following three positive Covid-19 tests.

Two people on a chartered flight from Los Angeles carrying 24 players returned positive swabs upon their arrival in Melbourne.