Australian Open favourite drops COVID-19 bombshell after contender tests positive

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German No.3 seed AlexZverev believes more players at the AustralianOpen have COVID-19, but are going undetected because they aren’t being properly tested. AusOpen 7NEWS

“I think quite a few players had it when they arrived. Quite a few players, I think, have it now,” Zverev said on Wednesday night,“We’re not getting tested, so I think if we would get tested there would be probably more positives than there are now, in a way.”, a day after his first round defeat by compatriot Richard Gasquet, which had forced him to isolate for a week in Australia.

“We are allowed to go outside to eat, allowed to do whatever we want, so I think it’s natural that more people get COVID,” Zverev said, adding that he’d taken his own extra precautions to avoid infection by being in a “bubble for myself”.Australia's Bernard Tomic claimed during his Open qualifying loss in Melbourne he has COVID-19.“They’re allowing players to come onto the court with rapid tests in their room ... No official PCR testing.

Zverev is taking no chances, saying: “I understand that there is a lot of cases in Melbourne, in Australia all around. So I don’t do much outside, I haven’t been to any restaurants yet, I haven’t been out.“I haven’t been anywhere but the hotel room and the courts, so I’m kind of doing a bubble for myself, simply because I don’t want to take any risks and I want to give myself the best chance possible to do well here.

When asked about how COVID protocols were affecting her, Australian women’s world No.1 Ash Barty added: “My routine? I’m a hermit. It doesn’t affect me too much. For us, it’s pretty low-key.

 

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AlexZverev AustralianOpen Hey DanielAndrewsMP I have healthy people isolating for 7 days because someone who lives with them has COVID. Why are you allowing tennis players to work while those around them are testing positive? Hypocrite AusOpen

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ardb92 AlexZverev AustralianOpen Este es el que va a mear media hora por partido o es taitsipas?

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AlexZverev AustralianOpen Why would Tennis Australia want players to get tested every day as one COVID-positive player will stuff up their entire schedule and jeopardise the Open?

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AlexZverev AustralianOpen Are players getting tested or not?

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