Andy Murray, The former number one in the world of tennis, confirmed that he will not participate in the Australian Open It was held this February after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.
“It pains me to say that I am not going to travel to Australia to compete in the tournament”Murray told reporters on Friday.
“We have been in constant dialogue to try to find a solution that would somehow have a viable quarantine, but we could not make it work.”
Andy Murray
Murray, 33, confirmed last Thursday that he had tested positive for the virus and was in self-isolation at his home near London.
That meant he was unable to take one of the charter flights arranged by the Australian Open organizers, making it difficult for your options to arrive in time to complete the mandatory 14-day quarantine period according to health protocols.
The three-time Grand Slam champion, currently ranked 123rd in the world, had withdrawn from the Delray Beach Open in Florida earlier this month to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19.
Other big names that will not be at the Australian Open will be the Swiss Roger Federer, but he will not attend due to an injury that has afflicted him since the end from last year.
Confined and training in hotel rooms
In recent days, several cases of COVID-19 were announced prior to the Australian Open, so dozens of tennis players have to spend a few days isolated in their hotel rooms, by rule of the organizers, which has led to have to train in their hotel rooms.
Several athletes uploaded videos to social networks about how they stay in shape for the tournament that will take place from February 8 to 21.
The world’s number 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic, who is already in Melbourne, sent a letter to improve the conditions of his teammates so that they could train under the rules of confinement, but the organizers replied that there would be no special deals.
