Tennis players were supposed to quarantine for two weeks at The Westin Melbourne, but since owners of 36 private penthouses in the hotel threatened legal action, the Australian Open organizers had to change the location of the two-week quarantine.
The luxury hotel initially intended to serve as the Australian Open quarantine site features residential apartments and people who live there were very angry that hundreds of players from all over the world were supposed to be accommodated there. The apartment owners stated that nobody ever asked them whether they agreed for the premises to be used for the quarantine and were ready to toss in large sums of money to help the legal fight.