Tiafoe after his Friday buy in Florida (AFP Photo/Carmen Mandato)
Paris (AFP) – Frances Tiafoe on Saturday joined the checklist of tennis gamers to contract coronavirus, pulling out of an exhibition in Atlanta organised by outdated high 10 participant John Isner who had controversially pushed aside critics of the match as “coronabros”.
Ranked 81st in the ATP rankings, Tiafoe stated he had examined destructive in Florida final week sooner than travelling to Georgia the build around 450 spectators were watching the eight-man tournament day by day.
“Sadly, I examined certain late Friday for COVID-19 and dangle to withdraw from the All-American Crew Cup special tournament this weekend,” the 22-year-passe posted on Twitter.
“Over the previous two months, I were practising in Florida and examined destructive there as recently as a week ago.”
On the eve of the match, Isner had lashed out at sceptics who claimed it couldn’t be held safely.
“You coronabros can handle to your basement all you decide. I take to live my lifestyles and play/promote the game I in actual fact admire in a safe plot,” he stated.
Fellow US participant Sachia Vickery answered Saturday: “Now can be a noteworthy time to RIP this tweet for magnificent…”
Tiafoe’s announcement follows the slew of gamers who gotten smaller COVID-19 after performing at Novak Djokovic’s exhibition tournament in the Balkans final month.
World quantity one Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki all examined certain at an Adria Tour the build social distancing became once at a minimum, raising serious questions for knowledgeable tennis’ return from lockdown in August.
Alexander Zverev, who examined destructive in the Balkans, became once then blasted as selfish for partying no subject promising to self-isolate.
Organisers of the tournament in Florida reacted to Tiafoe’s news on social media, asserting that he and the entire other gamers were examined on their arrival in Atlanta and subjected to day-to-day temperature checks.
“Tiafoe has left the tournament location and must aloof now no longer exhaust part in the remainder of the tournament. We are able to continue to diligently build apart in power all tricks from native well being officers.”
The assertion added: “Following his match (a buy against Sam Querrey), he became once exhibiting signs and became once retested and examined certain.
“Upon finding out this files, we correct now started deep cleaning and sanitizing the tournament location, and enacted protocols in location for contact tracing and alerting americans who can were exposed.”
The ATP Tour returns after its 5 month coronavirus hiatus with the in the support of closed doorways Washington Delivery on August 14, with the US Delivery on the head of the month.
Additionally, Franco Davin, the outdated coach of Juan Martin del Potro and Gaston Gaudio, has examined certain for coronavirus. Davin depends out of Miami the build he teaches tennis.
Former Indian doubles participant Mahesh Bhupathi voiced his fear on the rising assortment of certain checks.
“When every regular sense and logic exit the window, any individual with some affect and authority desires to step up and notify what’s going on on merely desires to cease,” he tweeted Saturday.
“Clear everyone wants a pay day nonetheless this is uncomfortable management all round. ‘safety first’ RIGHT!!!”
