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Confusion currently surrounding the upcoming third-round duel between Alexander Zverev and Adrian mannarino. Actually, the two should have started right after the success of Angelique Kerber, now Eurosport names 23:00 as the new start date. The reason for this should be “political issues” surrounding the positive COVID test of Benoit Paire and his contacts.
from tennisnet.com
Last edit: Sep 05, 2020, 1:47 am
Confusing images are circulating on Twitter this Friday shortly after 9:30 PM Central European Time. Alexander Zverev is shown on his lounger at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the German appears to be calm, actually he should be playing at the same time at Louis Armstrong Stadium for a spot in the top 16 round at the US Open.
Immediately after Angelique Kerber fixed her place in this, the German number one in the men should have played her third-round match at this year’s US Open at New York City’s second-largest stadium. Now we have to wait, for some time the television screens only show the next game, but it is not clear why it does not start.
After all, in the meantime a new start time has been announced, as Eurosport explained in their live coverage, the game should start at 11pm European time, here also the question of why cannot be answered. This is now being done by colleagues at ESPN, as it became known on Twitter. Consequently, it should be “political problems” that postpone the start of the game. They are said to be related to the COVID Benoit Paire case.
After Benoit Paire’s positive test, several French players are forced into special treatment that includes a bubble in the bubble, including Alexander Zverev’s opponent, Adrian Mannarino. Now these players must be refused to leave the US until September 11, as Kirsten Flipkens went public today on Instagram.
As has now become known, the governor of New York is said to be banning Adrian Mannarino from appearing as he is the direct contact person for a COVID-19 case. The organizers of the US Open are currently in negotiations with the guverneur. It is not yet clear why this change of opinion in the political leadership occurred. Adrian Mannarino has been able to play two rounds since Benoit Paire’s test came back positive, and Kristina Mladenovic was also able to participate in the tournament.
Negotiations for a return trip
On Friday afternoon New York time, it was said that a return trip had been negotiated for the Benoit Paire contact persons, the French embassy confirmed at the request of the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Apparently, they wanted to send all the contact persons home in one flight after they left.
The USTA has now also reacted to the incident, wrote the American Tennis Association in a short statement: “The Zverev-Mannarino match was postponed because a cooperative dialogue with health authorities was held today. Given the sensitivity of the medical issues involved , the USTA is unable to elaborate. “
Shortly after 5 p.m. local time, things got underway at Louis Armstrong Stadium. The match is available here on tennisnet in the live ticker, Eurosport broadcasts the game live on television and in the live stream on Eurosport Player.
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