Madrid (AFP)
The Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, 59th player in the world, wants to be compensated by Roland-Garros who excluded him from the 2020 edition following a positive test for Covid-19, he announced to a channel on Tuesday. of Spanish television.
"What happened is a total injustice. I can't play, I can't earn points (ATP), it's clear I have to start sending them official papers," the player told La. Sexta.
After his positive test, Verdasco was not allowed to take another to prove he was negative and be reinstated in the final draw.
In a press release released on Friday, Verdasco assured that it then proceeded to three tests, on its own initiative - two PCR and one serological, in different laboratories, for more guarantees - all negative income.
"The organization of Roland-Garros refused that I submit to another test, despite the fact that there were enough days left for new tests before the start of the competition and the draw, protested the Spanish.
Verdasco regretted Tuesday that "the standards have changed" after his positive test, and that a second test was recommended, but for other players.
It is "the straw that broke the camel's back," said Verdasco, 36, outraged by this "lack of respect".
He can count on the support of the Spanish Federation in the action he intends to take to obtain damages.
The Spaniard, world number 7 in 2009, reached the quarter-finals in all Grand Slam tournaments, except at Roland Garros where he never passed the eighth.
Last week, five players were excluded from qualifying due to Covid-19: two tested positive and three others declared "contact cases".
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