They say that money does not bring happiness. But it does give many things that you cannot have otherwise. On days like these, ordinary mortals would not be able to travel from one country to another having tested positive for the coronavirus. But Sam Querrey, one of the best American tennis players today, and therefore a wealthy man, was able to do it recently.
As revealed by the tennis player himself in Sports Illustrated, Last October they allowed him to enter the UK with his wife and baby despite being all infected. To recap, all three tested positive while Sam was contesting the St. Petersburg Open. They were asked to quarantine at the hotel where they were staying, but decided to leave the country.
Querrey says that he contacted a private jet pilot known to him. He got them a ship (which cost about 30,000 pounds, about 33,000 euros) and they left the hotel very early one morning so as not to be seen. They boarded and headed for London. Upon arrival at the exclusive flight terminal, on October 13, they were allowed to disembark without any tests or follow-up.
“I was not willing to allow my family to spend at least two weeks in a hospital where we were. In my opinion we did not put anyone in danger. We put on two face masks, we did our best during the trip to minimize anyone's exposure. And I think we did a great job, frankly, “says Querrey, who justifies his decision that he felt it was” the right thing to do “as a father and husband. The ATP, for its part, has imposed a fine of 15,000 pounds (slightly more of 16,000 euros).