Up to 30,000 fans a day will be allowed to attend the Australian Open, Victoria's minister for sport has announced.
A daily crowd capacity of 30,000 will be permitted for the first eight days of the tournament, split equally between day and night sessions.
It will then be reduced to 25,000 from the quarter-finals - half the average attendance of previous years.
The Australian Open runs from 8-21 February in Melbourne.
"Over the 14 days, it means we will have up to 390,000 people here at Melbourne Park, about 50% of the average over the past few years," said Martin Pakula.