Is this a side effect of the incredible Novak Djokovic affair? The Australian Open has not yet started and already, a wind of madness seems to be blowing on the first Grand Slam tournament. Gilles Simon had proclaimed it last week: “They found the solution not to have an avalanche of positive cases in the final table. They don't do any more testing. Simple. Effective. "This Tuesday, it is Bernard Tomic, the Australian player who pushed a rant on the court in the middle of the match, while he was in a bad position in the qualifications table of the Melbourne tournament, against Roman Safiullin .
"I am convinced that I have the Covid, I tell you, in a few days I will be positive, he said to the referee, while the score was 2-1 in favor of his opponent in the second round, break in pocket for the Russian. I invite you if I am not positive, but if I manage to show you the opposite, it is you who invites me to dinner. I don't understand why no one gets tested. The players do self-tests in their rooms. "
Officially, the protocol of the Australian Open requires a first test to be performed on the day of arrival in Australia, with isolation pending the result, then a second on the sixth day of presence on the territory.
If both results are negative, the players have complete freedom of movement.
The future will tell if the Covid was responsible, but Bernard Tomic ended up losing in two sets 6-1, 6-4.
After the meeting, the player said he was placed in solitary confinement.