Although eliminated, players who have been in contact with Benoit Paire must remain in New York until September 11.
Richard Gasquet, Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Grégoire Barrère had a difficult Thursday to say the least. And not just because the three Frenchmen were eliminated in the 2e tour of the US Open. The three men were then advised by New York health authorities that their quarantine was extended and that they could not leave New York before September 11, that is to say in a week. Once again the fault was the card game played with Benoît Paire before the tournament.
The Avignon player was then tested positive and excluded from the tournament, the French players being quits for close monitoring. The three men may be tested every day and are systematically negative, the authorities refuse to loosen the noose. As a result of this prolonged quarantine, the three men will not be able to prepare for Roland Garros.
It’s excessive, totally absurd
Grégoire Barrère was to compete in the qualifications for the Masters of Rome and must review his plans. “If we remain in quarantine, that means that I will not play matches before Roland-Garros”, he regretted after his loss on the courts of Flushing Meadows. Regrets shared by Richard Gasquet. “The situation is getting worse. I don’t want to spend nine days here. I do not hide that the Air France flight this evening, I would like to take it ”, he thus confided before the sentence falls.
The three Habs are not the only ones concerned. The same goes for the Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure, beaten by Alizé Cornet, and her compatriot Kirsten Flipkens. Adrian Mannarino and Kristina Mladenovic are also concerned but still engaged. Alizé Cornet did not hide his incomprehension in the face of this situation. “It’s excessive, totally absurd. At some point, you have to stop being psycho-rigid. Let them in! Especially since they are negative ”, she indeed plagued.
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