Tennis player Uncle is also in strict quarantine in Australia. She trains in the room

“These are their rules, they’ve been in full lockdown for five months, so I understand they’re afraid we’ll get them here,” said the world doubles eight. Before arrival, however, she did not know about the possibility of quarantine without training.

“Tennis Australia does not have the last word, but the Australian Department of Health. They can change it from day to day, and they changed that rule when there was one positive. And he wasn’t even a player.”

He will therefore spend fourteen days in a hotel room before the Australian Open. The first grand slam of the season begins on February 8. “It’s going to be hard after 14 days to get out and play the biggest tournament we have and be in the best shape. I just won’t, but who knows, I can’t panic. I’ve been playing tennis for a long time and I won’t forget to play it in that time,” she said.

Swiatek is training at the French Open in her hotel room in Melbourne

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She folded the exercise bike in her room and tried to keep herself at least partially in shape. “I have a workout scheduled for the morning, then I’ll have lunch, then I watch TV series, movies, read, write and stuff like that. I’ll do another workout in the afternoon, let me have two a day. Then the day will run away, I will fall asleep and I try to take it as it is, “said Uncle.

“We can only believe that after a fortnight we will go out and be able to move normally wherever we want. This is what keeps me the most afloat,” she added.

Ons Jabur practiced deadly forehands in the room

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The best Czech players in singles, Karolína Plíšková, Petra Kvitová and Jiří Veselý, are not affected by the stricter version of quarantine. They should therefore be able to leave the hotel for a maximum of five hours each day and train on the courts.

Heather Watson ran 5 km into her room

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After the quarantine, WTA and ATP tournaments are planned in the week before the Australian Open, where players will have a chance to play.

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