She was first quarantined as one in the crowd after being on one of three planes (out of 17) that carried infected people on their way to Melbourne during the weekend of 15-17 January.

After a week, it was discovered that she was quarantined by covid-19 and will receive a two-week isolation period at the special health hotel to which she has been transferred.

In the worst case, Badosa may not leave the hotel room until February 4 or 5, just days before the start of the tournament on February 8.

"Then it will be impossible for me to prepare for the tournament," Badosa told Reuters.

No exercise equipment in the hotel

Health authorities in the state of Victoria have not provided Badosa with any type of exercise equipment, such as treadmills, weights or exercise bikes, in the windowless hotel room due to the risk of infection.

Badosa does situps and uses filled water bottles to keep going.

Overall, the situation is nightmarish.

- It is the worst I have experienced during my career, says 23-year-old Badosa who is 67th in the world rankings.

The authorities have tested the 970 people who are part of the Grand Slam society and nine people have shown a positive test result.

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Ymer from the quarantine: "I have never been locked up this long in my whole life" Photo: SVT