Murray River Open tennis 2021 - How to watch live on TV, dates, schedule, odds, tickets in Melbourne

Updated 02/02/2021 at 16:31 GMT

Ahead of the first Grand Slam of 2021 is going to be an unusual Murray River Open tournament with Melbourne getting ready to enforce the “strongest and strictest” hotel quarantine rules in the world on the players. Here are some of the key things you need to know ahead of the event, including live stream details.

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Here are some of the key details you need to know ahead of the 2021 Murray River Open in Melbourne, including dates, live TV details, schedule and favourites.

Players faced the “strongest and strictest” quarantine rules when they arrived in Melbourne for the first Slam of the year – and could face deportation if they break the rules.

We review the more routine aspects of the tournament ahead the Australian Open later in February.

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How to watch the Murray River Open

You can watch the 2021 Murray River Open live on Eurosport, eurosport.co.uk and the Eurosport app. You can subscribe here.

What are the key dates?

With the Murray River Open set to get underway on February 1, Tennis Australia announced a full blockbuster 'summer of tennis' calendar to kick off 2021. Murray River is planned as a warm-up event.

"During our many months of planning for the Australian Open it’s been a priority to provide as many competition opportunities for the playing group as possible,” Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley said.

“It’s been an incredibly difficult year for everyone and the players have had limited opportunity to compete throughout 2020. These additional events will be vital to their Australian Open preparation.”