It must rank as the strangest buildup to a major sporting event ever. The world’s elite tennis players have been flown to Australia on chartered planes and told they must quarantine in their hotel rooms for 14 days, with many unable to practise on courts ahead of the Australian Open, which begins on 8 February.
But Britain’s No. 1 women’s player, Johanna Konta, who is in Melbourne with her boyfriend of almost four years, photographer Jackson Wade, has made sure she is staying in shape for her matches by creating a gym in her hotel room.