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Where’s Sam Querrey? The world number 49 from the USA would be present at the ATP 500 tournament in St. Petersburg, but was eliminated from the tournament due to his crown infection. Instead of going into quarantine, the 33-year-old is apparently now in hiding.
Like tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg reported on TwitterQuerrey tested positive for the corona virus before his first match in St. Petersburg, as did his wife Abby and their eight-month-old son Ford. The plan was for Querrey to quarantine his luxury hotel in St. Petersburg, to which purpose the family had also agreed.
But then Sam Querrey got an unexpected call from someone at the Russian Health Department, telling him that they were about to have a doctor visit. He would also examine the woman and her child, and if symptoms were found, the family could be forced into hospital.
The impact was profound on the Querreys, who apparently only suffer from mild symptoms. Because they feared being separated from their young son in another country. The 2017 Wimbledon semi-finalist quickly arranged a private jet to fly his family across the Russian border, beyond the reach of Russian health authorities.
According to Ben Rothenberg, the Querreys were taken to a “nearby European country”, for which entry no negative test is required. They were then housed in private accommodations. The world number 49 does not want to reveal its exact location, possibly for fear of extradition. Rothenberg assumes that the Querreys are in the Baltic Sea.
ATP speaks of a “serious violation”: threat of ban
With his escape from Russia Querrey violated ATP health protocol, causing considerable consternation in the tennis association. The action of the American is a “serious violation”, writes the ATP in a statement. They take this matter very seriously and investigations have started.
The ATP calls on the players that such a step “could endanger the functionality of an event and affect the rest of the route.” Such violations by players could create difficulties for the association to obtain permits for more tennis events around the world.
Querrey planned to stay longer in Europe and play other tournaments, for example the ATP 1000 tournament in Paris-Bercy, which starts in two weeks. It is very likely that now the ATP takes it out of circulation for a few weeks, that is, a suspension. But Querrey must first come out of hiding.
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