Moscow
American Sam Querrey was placed in quarantine by the Russian authorities after returning a positive COVID-19 test but the former Wimbledon semi-finalist left the country on a private plane, organisers of the St Petersburg Open said on Thursday.
The tournament organisers said Querrey, his wife and baby son tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Sunday, a day before the main draw started.
The world number 49 was withdrawn from the competition and the family was asked to isolate together at a hotel.
In a statement, the tournament organisers said Querrey did not open the door for a doctor’s visit on Monday and the family left the hotel next day without informing the reception.
Men’s tennis body ATP on Wednesday released a statement to its players saying a “serious breach of protocol” had occurred at the tournament, but did not name Querrey.
“As Querrey told the ATP representative, he flew out of Russia on a private jet,” organisers, Formula TX, said in a statement https://spbopen.ru/en/ofitsialnoe-zayavlenie-orgkomiteta-st-petersburg-open-2020-po-povodu-postupka-uchastnika-turnira-sema-kuerri.—AP
