Morocco’s Elliot Benchetrit almost reached the Australian Open second qualifying spherical with out profitable a set on Monday however mentioned information of his opponent Denis Kudla testing constructive for COVID-19 got here one sport too late throughout their match.
Fourth seed Kudla beat Benchetrit 6-4, 6-3 in Doha to advance however the American is out of the event as he has to self-isolate following the constructive check.
To make issues worse, 22-year-old Benchetrit mentioned he was ready to see if he ought to now isolate after taking part in Kudla.
“At 5-3, they received the end result (of his check). So if I might received that sport at 5-3 to make it 5-4, I might have certified for the second spherical,” Benchetrit mentioned in a video posted on Instagram.
“Now we’re ready to see if I am thought of an in depth contact or not. And if I’m it is a double whammy. As a result of I misplaced the match, performed towards a (COVID-19) constructive man and so they did not get the end result earlier than the match.
“And on prime of that, I might have to remain every week within the room (beneath quarantine).”
Males’s qualifying for the yr’s first Grand Slam is going down in Doha from Jan. 10-13 earlier than gamers relocate to Melbourne to enter quarantine for 2 weeks.
Fourth seed Kudla beat Benchetrit 6-4, 6-3 in Doha to advance however the American is out of the event as he has to self-isolate following the constructive check.
To make issues worse, 22-year-old Benchetrit mentioned he was ready to see if he ought to now isolate after taking part in Kudla.
“At 5-3, they received the end result (of his check). So if I might received that sport at 5-3 to make it 5-4, I might have certified for the second spherical,” Benchetrit mentioned in a video posted on Instagram.
“Now we’re ready to see if I am thought of an in depth contact or not. And if I’m it is a double whammy. As a result of I misplaced the match, performed towards a (COVID-19) constructive man and so they did not get the end result earlier than the match.
“And on prime of that, I might have to remain every week within the room (beneath quarantine).”
Males’s qualifying for the yr’s first Grand Slam is going down in Doha from Jan. 10-13 earlier than gamers relocate to Melbourne to enter quarantine for 2 weeks.
