Carlos Alcaraz, his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, and also the Spanish player Mario Vilella They remain confined in the rooms of their hotel in Melbourne, after detecting a positive for covid on the flight in which they traveled from Doha to the capital of the state of Victoria.
Qatar Airways flight QR7485 registered a case, and following the recommendations of the Government of Victoria, the passengers must remain 14 days isolated. Although the three mentioned had negative tests, they had to confine themselves to their rooms. One of them, contacted by EFE, has indicated that They are talking to the tournament director, to follow instructions, and that this period of isolation could be reduced.
This new case shakes the tournaments that are scheduled to be played on Australian soil, the ATP Cup and the Open. Australian authorities vigorously defend measures against covid-19 taken for tennis players and members of their team upon arrival in the country to participate in the Open.
It has recently been verified that at least four people have tested positive in some of the flights from abroad and in which some of the athletes were traveling, that they are now forced to spend the two weeks of quarantine without leaving their room and without the possibility of training. One of these athletes is the Spanish Paula Badosa, whose flight was also accompanied by companions from the WTA circuit such as Angelique Kerber, Sorana Cirstea, Belinda Bencic and Maria Sakkari, among others.