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You can play, right? The crown situation at the US Open is getting weirder and weirder. Adrian Mannarino received a gambling ban from the US authorities in New York last night. This is because the 32-year-old had contact with Benoit Paire, who tested positive and was excluded from the tournament. His match against Alex Zverev can only start about three hours late.
Zverev talks about a long “coming and going”. The world’s number 7 sits topless in his stadium box and plays on his cell phone. Meanwhile, the health authorities and the American tennis association USTA are negotiating. And above all, Mannarino no longer understands the world.
Mannarino was not allowed to leave the room.
The Frenchman belongs to a group of up to eleven professionals who were in close contact with Paire and had to be placed in special quarantine. They have assured you that you can leave your hotel room for training sessions and games, emphasizes Mannarino.
Five days later, it suddenly means that you are not allowed to enter the court. A few hours before the game’s scheduled start, he learned “that we can only stay in our room until the rest of the quarantine.”
“Why now? Before that he also played»
When the world number 39 is allowed out of his cage, he takes the opening set against his favorite teammate Zverev, but is then eliminated in four sets. And now it must remain in quarantine until next Friday.
The process raises many questions. ‘Why wasn’t she allowed to play now? He also played the first and second rounds, and then you already knew that Paire was positive, ”asks Zverev.
Djokovic tried to become governor
The world’s number 1 Novak Djokovic also lights up. When he hears about the chaos in the crown, he answers the phone. “I wanted to get to the governor of New York through some contacts,” says the Serb after his safe round of 16 against Jan-Lennard Struff. But he was unable to communicate with Andrew Cuomo. (sme / sid)
