Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev, who is sixth in the world rankings, said that when he arrived in Australia he still had a positive result for the coronavirus.
On December 27 last year, he announced that he was infected with the virus, stating that he had minimal symptoms and that he had been fully vaccinated.
Now his words in Melbourne came to Eurosport after his 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 victory over Ricardas Berankis, which sent him to the third round of the Australian Open. Rublev said that after he fell ill, he did not give a PCR test. He clarified that after entering Australia he was in a ten-day quarantine. “I am no longer infected and I am not dangerous,” he added.
There are some tweets popping up regarding Andrey Rublev saying (via Sportsklub) he was still positive for covid-19 when he flew to Australia. If true, just know this can happen and is detailed in the Australian Department of Health “inbound international travel” regulations: pic.twitter.com/dSslvHFDfM
— Gaspar Ribeiro Lanza (@gasparlanca) January 20, 2022
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After him, the other Russian tennis player in the top 10 attracted attention. The second in the world Daniil Medvedev was eliminated after 7: 6 (1), 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 2 by the representative of Australia Nick Kirios.
Already in the interview on the court, the Russian expressed dissatisfaction that he was booed during the match. He pointed out that the sounds of the audience between the first and second service were distracting. There were boos again during the interview, as the Russian called on the audience to show respect at least to the interviewer Jim Carrier.
Minutes later, Medvedev, who was a finalist last year, added: “I think some people just have low IQs.”
Kirios spoke positively about the qualities of the Russian. “I think if you ask the tennis players to vote now, they will choose him (Medvedev) as the best in the world right now.”
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