Victoria Prime Minister Dan Andrews has said the vaccination rate in his state is on the verge of reaching 90%, which will allow the lifting of measures that have been in place for months, including the end of the gauges limited number of spectators at sporting events.
The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, will be held January 17-30 in Melbourne.
Australia's second-largest city has just emerged from more than 260 days of cumulative confinement, making it one of the longest-placed cities in the world.
This year, the tournament was held in the presence of a limited number of spectators and a five-day lockdown was put in place in the middle of the competition due to a resurgence of the epidemic.
The list of players who will participate in the tournament is not yet known, the Prime Minister of the State having warned that only fully vaccinated players will be able to enter the territory without quarantine or health bubble.
No exemption will be granted to unvaccinated players, he warned, casting doubt on the participation of Serbian Novak Djokovic, nine times titled in Melbourne and who refuses to say if he is vaccinated or not.