Two players excluded from the Cincinnati tournament without being positive for Covid-19

Two players who have been in contact with the positive Covid-19 case identified Tuesday in the New York bubble of Flushing Meadows, have been quarantined and removed from the table of the Cincinnati tournament, the American Tennis Federation announced on Wednesday. The USTA explained that the two players had been in "close and prolonged contact" with the individual who contracted the virus, according to the traceability investigation activated in recent hours, and observe a two-week isolation.

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Two players excluded even though they did not test positive

However, she did not reveal their identity, but the Argentinian Guido Pella (35th world) took care of it himself on his Instagram account, revealing that he was one of the two players concerned and that the individual tested positive. was his physical trainer, Juan Manuel Galvan.

“Juan Manuel Galvan tested positive two days ago (Monday). As I was in close contact with him last week in Miami and my trainer José Acasuso traveled on the same plane and shared the same hotel room, we both observe quarantine for two weeks, ” Pella recounted.

Guido Pella explained the situation on IG [ESP] and confirmed the 14 days of isolation: "Bad luck for me from the 1400 who did [the test]. I'm in the room here doing everything possible for the 2 weeks to pass quickly . I hope I will be able to play the US Open "pic.twitter.com/5ygNqmpT1S

End of quarantine the day before the US Open?

“Our two tests, José's and mine, came back negative, we don't feel anything. But the organizers took me out of the tournament. My physical trainer is asymptomatic, ”he added. “Now the protocol is for me to be tested every other day. There is no other option, hoping that these two weeks pass quickly and that I can be present at the US Open, ”he concluded.

The Grand Slam tournament, which follows just after that of Cincinnati relocated to the same site in Flushing Meadows, will begin on September 31. Or 14 days after his fortnight. According to ESPN and other South American media, the other player placed in quarantine is the Bolivian Hugo Dellien (94), whose physical trainer is none other than Juan Manuel Galvan.

The players raised against this decision

The USTA had specified that this person had tested positive during his second screening, approximately 48 hours after a first, income negative, on his arrival in the bubble. This positive result is the only one out of 1,400 tests carried out since August 13. 

. @ DjokerNole recoge firmas para que Hugo Dellien y Guido Pella vuelvan a ser incluidos en el cuadro de la previa de Cincinnati https://t.co/iXeEAilPiM pic.twitter.com/bjPk9DDSeg

According to Marca, the Whats App conversation thread of the players is heating up very strongly and several South American players are considering boycotting the tournament after the exclusion of Pella and Dellien. Novak Djokovic could do the same. According to the health protocol sent to players by the American federation, the exclusion of players would only be provided for if they have shared a hotel room with a person who has tested positive, which is not the case here. 

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