After the corona case in the player hotel: Angelique Kerber tested negative
Angelique Kerber was tested negative for the corona virus after the corona case of an employee in the player hotel, as before, all people in the vicinity of the Australian Open.
by SID / tennisnet
last edit: Feb 04, 2021, 12:34 pm
Tennis professional Angelique Kerber can most likely play her second preparatory match for the Australian Open (from February 8th) in Melbourne on Friday. After the corona case in an employee of a player hotel, the 33-year-old woman from Kiel tested negative, her management informed SID.
Kerber had spent her strict quarantine in the affected Grand Hyatt Hotel, but had moved to new accommodation on January 29 after the end of the 14-day isolation.
No further corona case so far
520 tennis professionals, officials and employees had to be isolated and tested due to the incident, and play at six tournaments in Melbourne was stopped. According to reports, no further positive case has yet been discovered, and around half of the people affected are said to have already received a negative test result.
Tournament director Craig Tiley had previously announced that the Australian Open should start as planned . The draw has been postponed to Friday. On the same day, Kerber continues to play in the "Grampians Trophy". Your next opponent in the second round is the Tunisian Ons Jabeur.