Polmica at the Challenger in Sao Paulo. Felipe Meligeni, the 209th in the ranking, withdrew from the tournament without contesting the semifinal against Luciano Darderi due to coronavirus.
So far everything normal. The thing is that the local player had already tested positive on Thursday, a day before he measured Andrea Collarini in the quarterfinals..
The Argentine has mounted in anger when Meligeni was allowed to play after he initially tested negative on the morning of the match on an antigen test.
The Brazilian beat Collarini 6-4, 4-6 and 6-3 and did not show up to play after the semifinal with Darderi. The affected tennis players are asking for explanations from both the tournament and the ATP through social networks.
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