Andrey Rublev announces that he has tested positive for COVID after the Abu Dhabi tournament.
The Abu Dhabi tournament continues with the wave of coronavirus infections. After the initial positive of Emma Raducanu that prevented her from being of the game in the Arab tournament, Contagions in the tournament occurred among the players who took part in said event, and the last to announce it was Andrey Rublev, the champion of said tournament.
In the women’s section, the first to announce it was Belinda Bencic who announced her positive, who was later joined by Ons Jabeur who had precisely replaced Emma Raducanu in the preparation tournament for the start of the season. Neither the Tunisian nor the Swiss will take part in the start of the Australian tour due to the strict quarantine protocol.
In the men’s section, the wave of positives has been much broader, since there were up to six tennis players participating in this event. The first to announce their positive It was Rafa Nadal last Monday, something that forced the King of Spain to do the relevant PCR after having been in contact with him. Later Shapovalov also announced his positive, and the last to join this list has been the Russian and winner of the tournament Andrey Rublev.
Rublev champion in Abu Dhabi
The Russian tennis player had a very outstanding performance throughout the tournament and showing that his aggressive and direct tennis is very difficult to stop when he is fine and inspired. Andy Murray and Shapovalov they suffered in their flesh the offensive might of the young Russian, capable of the best and the worst. Rublev himself has confirmed that he flew to Barcelona after the tournament, and that he had mild symptoms after the PCR that finally turned out to be positive, in addition to announcing that he will not fly to Australian lands until he feels in optimal conditions for it.
Very sensitive low that decimates the hopes of a Russia that will not be able to count on one of its top figures for the ATP Cup that begins in less than 1 week on Australian soil. Let’s also remember that the Russian was a key piece for Russia to win the Davis Cup a few weeks ago.
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