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Australian Open men's doubles finalist Matt Ebden is likely to miss the birth of his baby due to the strict lockdown in Western Australia.
Speaking to Channel Nine's The Today Show on Friday, the tennis journeyman, 34, confirmed his predicament after Premier Mark McGowan backflipped on his promise to open the borders from February 5.
'I have a baby on the way. My wife (Kim Doig) is due in the next two weeks. So I'm delaying getting back to Perth. I have to go back and do two weeks of quarantine now and potentially miss the birth of my baby because of this (final),' Ebden said.
'(Yes) it does feel awful. When I left, it was certain that I could return on February 5, but that has (now) changed.
'The due date is the 14th and (he or she is) likely to come early.'
Australian Open men's doubles finalist Matt Ebden is likely to miss the birth of his baby due to the strict lockdown in Western Australia
The Perth based journeyman will partner Max Purcell (pictured) in the men's doubles final against Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis on Saturday at the Australian Open
Ebden, who won the mixed-doubles title at the
