In the fight against the spread of the coronavirus, ATP wants tennis
players ) show the example. For not having respected anti-Covid protocols – 16 during the tournament of Saint-Petersburg in October, Sam Querrey was thus sanctioned on Wednesday by the association. The player is fined 16. dollars (approximately 16. euros) suspended sentence, subject to a probation period of six months. Sam Querrey, 24 e worldwide, had left Russia with his wife and their nine-month-old son aboard a private jet despite testing positive for coronavirus on 11 October. However, the health protocols of the ATP
wanted him to isolate himself in his hotel until an apartment was found for him in the city. The officials’ attempts to discuss his health had failed: Querrey “never opened the door to his hotel room” and left Russia at dawn.
An attitude “contrary to the ‘integrity of the game’
The ATP therefore “concluded that Mr. Querrey’s conduct was contrary to the integrity of the game” as defined in its code of conduct. But “taking into consideration his many years of good behavior and other mitigating factors, the fine is suspended and will be lifted. Mr. Querrey does not commit other breaches of health and safety protocols related to Covid – 16 during a probationary period of six months ”.
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