Austria will meet Italy and France in the ATP Cup from February 2 in Melbourne.
Melbourne “I’ve got halfway through and I’m already mentally walking towards the exit door of the hotel.” Tennis ace Philipp Oswald, who has been in strict quarantine since January 15, has been in the run-up to his tenth participation in the Australian Open ( from February 8), despite the desolation of being “locked” in his hotel room for seven days, his gaze is directed forward. “The encouraging words and positive thoughts from family and friends help me to cope with the unpleasant situation as well as possible. In particular, the phone calls with my wife Linda and son Leopold Arthur (14 months) ensure that the thoughts of monotony, even if only for a few minutes, take a back seat, ”emphasizes the man from Dornbirn, currently number 42 in the double world rankings .
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Oswald will definitely spend his 35th birthday today in isolation. “At the daily video call with the AO organizers, it was said that the detailed results of the tests of the 72 people who had traveled from Los Angeles like me were not yet available. At the same time, we were informed that close-up examinations of those people who sat in the machines from Doha and Abu Dhabi revealed the British coronavirus mutation in two cases. This means that the plans from the bubble in the bubble are off the table for the time being. Perhaps it would be possible in a few days, said the health authority representative who was involved. Personally, I expect to have to stay in the room until January 29th. But I am happy to be surprised if there is still some relief in prison in the last few days. “
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In terms of sport, the first highlight is two days after being released from quarantine. Together with Dominic Thiem, Dennis Novak and Samuel-Tristan Weissborn, Oswald will serve at the ATP Cup in Melbourne, endowed with 4.5 million US dollars. Opponents of Austria in the preliminary round of the team competition scheduled until February 5, in which two singles and one doubles are played per game, are Italy and France. The event is also the dress rehearsal for the Australian Open, except for Swiss Roger Federer, all top ten players take part. VN-JD
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