Another scandal: Corona chaos at the Australian Open goes into the next round
Created: 01/13/2022Updated: 01/13/2022, 2:29 PM
From: Florian Schimak
Bernard Tomic has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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The corona chaos around Novak Djokovic determines the messages about the Australian Open.
Now the next scandal is perfect.
Munich / Melbourne - The Australian Open is really not a lucky star this year.
The first major sporting event is already badly affected by Corona.
The vaccination and immigration chaos around Novak Djokovic did the rest in the past few days, so that the mood Down Under is anything but casual.
Now there is the next farce after the scandal about the world number one.
Bernard Tomic, who was eliminated in the qualification
, was apparently infected with COVID19
.
Particularly spicy: The Australian had already complained about his health in his match against the Russian Roman Safiullin and offered the referee Aline Da Rocha a bizarre bet.
Australian Open: scandal perfect!
Corona chaos at the Grand Slam tournament goes into the next round
“In the next few days I'll be tested positive, I'll tell you,” Tomic, known as the “bad boy”, told the referee, and then started a little flirtation: “If I don't test positive in the next three days, I invite you to dinner
Otherwise you invite me. "
Now Tomic, who among other things caused a stir because he could be found on the erotic platform "OnlyFans", has apparently actually tested positive for the corona virus.
The 29-year-old wrote on Instagram that he “felt sick” and was in isolation.
Various Australian media also report that Tomic is said to have been infected.
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Shortly after the end, Tomic was angry about the test strategy at the Australian Open.
“I can't believe that no one is tested,” said the former number 17 in the tennis world rankings: “They allow players to come onto the court after they have done quick tests in their rooms.
No official PCR test.
Unbelievable."
After Nick Kyrgios, Tomic is the second positive Australian corona case in the first Grand Slam of the year.
Due to the infection of Tomic, the organizers are now required to test all players and coaches who came into contact with him around his match against Safiullin.
It is particularly questionable why Tomic even came to the game despite his symptoms ...
(smk)
