Daniil Medvedev Pulls Out After Testing Positive for COVID-19, Had Practiced with Rafael Nadal at Monte-Carlo Masters 2021
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Russian World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been withdrawn from the Monte-Carlo Masters; the tournament organizers and the ATP have confirmed this.
The ATP released a statement on the development saying the Russian’s name was promptly withdrawn from the draw after his test report came back positive.
“Following the return of a positive COVID-19 test result on 12 April 2021, World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev has been withdrawn from the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters,” the statement said.
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What’s more worrying for the organizers is that the Russian, who won back-to-back Masters 1000 titles in Paris and London last year, had a hit with 11-time Monte-Carlo champion Rafael Nadal ahead of the tournament.
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters – ATP Statement pic.twitter.com/S3N5NrdZMq
— ATP Media Info (@ATPMediaInfo) April 13, 2021
Medvedev is also believed to have spoken with current World No. 1 Novak Djokovic. There’s no word yet on whether Nadal and Djokovic will be isolated as that put their participation at the event in doubt.
The Russian also attended a pre-tournament press conference.
The ATP says Daniil Medvedev has been moved to an isolation facility
The official statement released by the governing body of men’s tennis also had a message from the Russian saying he was bitterly disappointed to have pulled out of the tournament under the circumstances and will focus on recovery and return to action as soon as possible.
“It’s a big disappointment not to play in Monte-Carlo. My focus is now on recovery and I look forward to getting back out on Tour as soon and as safely as possible,” the statement quotes Medvedev as saying.
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It has further confirmed that the Russian, the runner-up at the Australian Open this year, has been shifted to an isolation facility and his condition is being monitored by the “Tournament Physician and ATP Medical Team.”
“He has been replaced in the singles second round (following a first-round Bye) and has been withdrawn from doubles competition,” reads the statement further.
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In his pre-tournament press conference, the World No. 2 had criticized the decision to push forward the start of this year’s French Open by a week and said that a week won’t make a huge difference to the prevailing COVID situation in host city Paris.
The Russian fell in the quarter-finals of the prestigious Miami Open to eventual champion Hubert Hurkacz.
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