Two Corona cases at Tipsarevic tournament - Mladenovic cancels
The first COVID-19 cases also occurred at Janko Tipsarevic's invitation event in Belgrade. However, the tournament should continue. Kristina Mladenovic has canceled her participation.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Jun 28, 2020, 11:42 am
Tomislav Brkic and double player Matej Sabanov tested positive for COVID-19 after their return trip. That reports the page ubitennis.com .
Both had participated in the Eastern European Championship on the academy of ex-professional Janko Tipsarevic. Tipsarevic said in a statement that there were no symptoms during the tournament. "Because of the general situation and despite all the security measures in place in our country, I naturally advise everyone to take a test if they suspect they are infected, report it, stop participating in the tournament and isolate themselves until the results are available . "
Novak Djokovic's controversial Adriatic tour also had its first stop in Belgrade two weeks ago - Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Victor Troicki all tested positive for Corona afterwards. In contrast to the Djokovic tournament, the Eastern European Championship take place behind closed doors.
Tipsarevic said there were no signs of Brkic and Sabanov being infected during the tournament. People who had contact with them during the tournament were tested negative.
"Too early to travel": Mladenovic cancels participation
The tournament should continue on Monday, then with the women. Registered among others are Ivana Jorovic, Irina Camelia Begu, Ana Bogdan and Jana Fett.
Meanwhile, Kristina Mladenvic has canceled. She would like to thank Tipsarevic for the invitation, but recent developments had shown her "that it is too early to travel and play in optimal conditions," she wrote on Instagram on Saturday. She is looking forward to competing in Serbia in the future.