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Top 5 Photos: Djokovic, Serena and more land in Oz

It's officially beginning: players have touched down in Australia for their two-week quarantine period. The top names are in Adelaide while most of the Australian Open field will be in Melbourne.

These are the Top 5 photos for Thursday.

1

Novak Djokovic

The world No. 1 arrived in Adelaide for a special quarantine bubble featuring the Top 6 men and women and their respective practice partners. He'll be a huge favorite Down Under having won eight of his 17 career Grand Slam titles inside Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 14: Novak Djokovic waves as he arrives at Adelaide Airport on January 14, 2021 in Adelaide, Australia. All players and staff arriving in Adelaide for the Australian Open must complete 14 days of hotel quarantine before being able to compete in Adelaide and then to Melbourne for the Australian Open and lead up events. Quarantining players will be able to leave their rooms for up to five hours a day, but only to attend dedicated quarantine training venues. Players will only be permitted to train once their day two COVID-19 comes back negative. All other staff and officials will need to remain in their rooms at all times for the 14 days of quarantine. The 2021 Australian Open will be the largest international sporting event to be held in Australia since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images)
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2

Serena Williams

Serena Williams flew to Adelaide with her sister Venus (who will be her practice partner), her husband Alexis Ohanian and her daughter Olympia. Like any good-natured toddler, the three-year-old rode out of the airport in style on a rollaway bag.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 14: Serena Williams with her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. arrives at Adelaide Airport on January 14, 2021 in Adelaide, Australia. All players and staff arriving in Adelaide for the Australian Open must complete 14 days of hotel quarantine before being able to compete in Adelaide and then to Melbourne for the Australian Open and lead up events. Quarantining players will be able to leave their rooms for up to five hours a day, but only to attend dedicated quarantine training venues. Players will only be permitted to train once their day two COVID-19 comes back negative. All other staff and officials will need to remain in their rooms at all times for the 14 days of quarantine. The 2021 Australian Open will be the largest international sporting event to be held in Australia since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images)
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3

Matteo Berrettini

The Italian joined a star-studded line of players checking in for flights to Melbourne including Gael Monfils, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Borna Coric. Berrettini got a few matches under his belt in Antalya where he reached the quarterfinals.

4

Stan Wawrinka

The Swiss will join the Melbourne bubble as he gears up for his first tournament since the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris in November. He won the Australian Open for his first Grand Slam title back in 2014.

January 14, 2021: Stan Wawrinka arriving at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Melbourne under strict quarantine conditions ahead of the 2021 Australian Open tennis tournament. Players have to quarantine for 14 days and are tested every day before being permitted to compete. 15 charter flights will transport 1200 players and officials to the tournament. Sydney Low/Cal Sport Media(Credit Image: © Sydney Low/CSM via ZUMA Wire) (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)
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5

Charter Flights

Players and officials arrived on chartered flights from a few select cities around the world to Melbourne for a 14-day quarantine in three hotels. They will be tested and allowed to leave their hotel rooms for five hours a day for working out and practice.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 14: Tennis players and their support teams are seen disembarking Flight EY460 carrying tennis players and their support teams participating at the Australian Open at Melbourne Jet Base adjoining the Melbourne International airport on January 14, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. All players and staff arriving in Melbourne for the Australian Open must complete 14 days of hotel quarantine and will be housed across three hotels; the Grand Hyatt, Pullman Albert Park and View Melbourne. Quarantining players will be able to leave their rooms for up to five hours a day, but only to attend dedicated quarantine training venues set up at Melbourne Park, the National Tennis Centre and Albert Reserve. Players will only be permitted to train once their day two COVID-19 comes back negative. All other staff and officials will need to remain in their rooms at all times for the 14 days of quarantine. The 2021 Australian Open will be the largest international sporting event to be held in Australia since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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