MADRID, 13 (EUROPA PRESS)
Spanish tennis player Roberto Bautista headed to Australia this Wednesday in order to start the mandatory quarantine that he must pass in order to compete in the ATP Cup and in the first ‘Grand Slam’ of the season.
According to reports from the Castellón press department, the current 16th of the world traveled accompanied by his coach, Pepe Vendrell, who will also act as captain of the Spanish team in the team competition, which will also mean his return to action after taking He left early in the final stretch of last season due to an injury to his right elbow.
When both arrive in Melbourne, the restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic will force them to carry out a previous two-week quarantine in which they will only be able to leave the hotel for five hours a day to train with the same partner.
During this first week, Bautista will train with Russian Daniil Medvedev, number 4 in the ATP ranking, while Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime and Italian Matteo Berrettini will be his training partners in the second.
“It is an atypical situation when preparing a tournament, so we must measure well the hours of training and the hours of rest to get to compete in the best possible state in Melboune,” said Pepe Vendrell.
