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Alexander Zverev caused a sensation when he left the French Open on Sunday. Not only because he was defeated by 19-year-old Jannik Sinner, but mainly because he said at the press conference that he was ill. “I was completely ill after Cecchinato’s match in the third round, I couldn’t breathe well, I had a 38-degree fever and I slept badly for the last few nights,” Zverev said. However, his corona tests were negative. However, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) has announced that Zverev’s tests were several days ago and that he had not seen the doctors.
“Zverev is up to date with his tests, all of which were negative,” said a statement from the association, reported by various media. “His last test was on September 29 and the results were received on September 30. Today he received a reminder for his next test, which must be done within five days of previous results. He does not have the tournament doctors before his game consulted “.
Zverev, 23, was last tested last Tuesday. On Friday, after his match against Marco Cecchinato, he felt bad. The “New York Times” reports that according to protocol, people with symptoms such as fever or shortness of breath would have to report to the “stadium infirmary” to get tested again. Until the result of such a test is available, the person in question must remain in isolation. The BBC quotes from the minutes that anyone with symptoms such as fever, dry cough or shortness of breath “must adopt a responsible attitude and not go to the stadium.”
Zverev wants to be tested again
Zverev said after his exit from the tournament that he would now be tested again for Corona. “I think it’s more the weather here. I don’t have the correct Corona symptoms,” Zverev said: “I really hope it’s not like that.” You do not suffer from loss of taste, which is a symptom of Covid-19.
The security measures at the French Open are less strict than the last ones at the US Open. The player’s hotel is not a closed bubble, other guests still have access. In the United States the temperature of the players was also measured before games, which is not done in Paris. According to the “New York Times,” the French Open guidelines say that the Corona rules appeal to participants with a “civic sense of duty and responsibility.”
Meanwhile, new security measures for the city will be announced in Paris on Monday. In view of the growing number of new infections, the “maximum alert level” now applies, Labor Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Twitter overnight.
